Title:  Jatrorrhizine 
CAS Registry Number:  3621-38-3 
CAS Name:  5,6-Dihydro-3-hydroxy-2,9,10-trimethoxydibenzo[a,g]quinolizinium 
Additional Names:  7,8,13,13a-tetradehydro-3-hydroxy-2,9,10-trimethoxyberbinium;  jateorrhizine;  neprotin 
Molecular Formula:  [C20H20NO4]+ 
Literature References:  From root of Jateorhiza palmata (DC.) Miers (J. columba Miers), Menispermaceae:  Feist, Arch. Pharm. 245, 586 (1907); from Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. and B. thunbergii DC., Berberidaceae:  Chatterjee et al., J. Indian Chem. Soc. 31, 83 (1954); Tomita, Kikuchi, J. Pharm. Soc. Jpn. 76, 597 (1956); from Coptis teeta Wall., Ranunculaceae:  Chatterjee et al., J. Indian Chem. Soc. 29, 97 (1952); from Mahonia acanthifolia Wall., M. borealis Takeda and M. simonsii Takeda, Berberidaceae:  Chatterjee, Guha, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 39, 577 (1950); Chatterjee et al., ibid. 40, 36 (1951).  Structure:  Späth, Duschinsky, Ber. 58, 1939 (1925). 
  
Derivative Type:  Iodide  
Molecular Formula:  C20H20INO4 
Molecular Weight:  465.28 
Percent Composition:  C 51.63%, H 4.33%, I 27.27%, N 3.01%, O 13.75% 
Properties:  Reddish-yellow needles, mp 208-210°.  Sol in water and alcohol. 
Melting point:  mp 208-210° 
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