Title:  Verticine 
CAS Registry Number:  23496-41-5 
CAS Name:  (3b,5a,6a)-Cevane-3,6,20-triol 
Additional Names:  peimine 
Molecular Formula:  C27H45NO3 
Molecular Weight:  431.65 
Percent Composition:  C 75.13%, H 10.51%, N 3.24%, O 11.12% 
Literature References:  A member of the hexacyclic Ceveratrum group of alkaloids.  Isoln from Fritillaria verticillata Willd. var. Thunbergii Baker, Liliaceae:  Fukuda:  Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Tohoku Univ. Ser. A 18, 323 (1929); Morimoto, Kimata, Chem. Pharm. Bull. 8, 302 (1960).  Also isolated from F. roylei Hook:  Chou, Chen, Chin. J. Physiol. 6, 265 (1932), C.A. 26, 5703 (1932).  Structure:  Ito et al., ibid. 11, 1337 (1963).  Abs config:  S. Ito et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1968, 5373.  Total synthesis:  J. P. Kutney et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 99, 964 (1977). 
Properties:  Needles from ethanol, mp 223-224°.  [a]D16 -19.4° (ethanol); [a]D17 -20° (CHCl3).  pK¢a 9.5.  uv max (ethanol + HCl):  215 nm (e 10). 
Melting point:  mp 223-224° 
pKa:  pK¢a 9.5 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D16 -19.4° (ethanol); [a]D17 -20° (CHCl3) 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol + HCl):  215 nm (e 10) 
  
Derivative Type:  Hydrochloride  
Molecular Formula:  C27H45NO3.HCl 
Molecular Weight:  468.11 
Percent Composition:  C 69.28%, H 9.90%, N 2.99%, O 10.25%, Cl 7.57% 
Properties:  Prisms from water, dec 291-294°.  [a]D18 -18.5°. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D18 -18.5° 
  
Derivative Type:  Perchlorate  
Molecular Formula:  C27H45NO3.HClO4 
Molecular Weight:  532.11 
Percent Composition:  C 60.94%, H 8.71%, N 2.63%, O 21.05%, Cl 6.66% 
Properties:  Prisms from water, dec 273°.  [a]D23 -15° (c = 0.05). 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D23 -15° (c = 0.05) 
  
Derivative Type:  Methiodide  
Molecular Formula:  C27H45NO3.CH3I 
Molecular Weight:  573.59 
Percent Composition:  C 58.63%, H 8.43%, N 2.44%, O 8.37%, I 22.12% 
Properties:  Crystals from butanol + ether, dec 205-210°.  [a]D18 -14.0° (water).  Sol in water, methanol, ethanol; practically insol in chloroform, benzene, acetone. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D18 -14.0° (water) 
  
Derivative Type:  3-Glucoside  
Additional Names:  Peiminoside 
Molecular Formula:  C33H55NO8 
Molecular Weight:  593.79 
Percent Composition:  C 66.75%, H 9.34%, N 2.36%, O 21.56% 
Properties:  Pale brown powder.  Sol in water, methanol, alc; sparingly sol in benzene. 
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