| Title:  Vindoline CAS Registry Number:  2182-14-1 CAS Name:  (2b,3b,4b,5a,12b,19a)-4-(Acetyloxy)-6,7-didehydro-3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-1-methylaspidospermidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester Molecular Formula:  C25H32N2O6 Molecular Weight:  456.53 Percent Composition:  C 65.77%, H 7.07%, N 6.14%, O 21.03% Literature References:  Major alkaloid from the leaves of Vinca rosea Linn. (Catharanthus roseus G. Don.), Apocynaceae; occurs naturally as the (-)-form:  Gorman et al., J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 48, 256 (1959); Svoboda et al., ibid. 659; Moza, Trojánek, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 28, 1419 (1963).  Structure:  Gorman et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84, 1058 (1962); Neuss, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 1963, 1509.  Stereochemistry:  Moncrief, Lipscomb, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 4963 (1965).  Review of chemistry:  Neuss et al., Adv. Chemother. 1, 133 (1964).  Total synthesis of (±)-vindoline:  Ando et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97, 6880 (1975); Y. Ban et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1978, 151; J. P. Kutney et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100, 4220 (1978).  Lacks physiological activity alone but is contained as the pentacyclic moiety in the antineoplastic agents vinblastine and vincristine, q.q.v. Properties:  Needles from acetone + petr ether, mp 164-165°; prisms, mp 174-175°; [a]D20 -18° (chloroform); pKa 5.5 in 66% DMF (Moza, Trojánek).  Also reported as crystals, mp 154-155°; [a]D27 +42° (chloroform) (Gorman).  uv max (ethanol):  212, 250, 304 nm (log e 4.49, 3.74, 3.57). Melting point:  mp 164-165°; mp 174-175°; mp 154-155° pKa:  pKa 5.5 in 66% DMF (Moza, Trojánek) Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -18° (chloroform); [a]D27 +42° (chloroform) Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol):  212, 250, 304 nm (log e 4.49, 3.74, 3.57)   Derivative Type:  Hydrochloride  Molecular Formula:  C25H32N2O6.HCl Molecular Weight:  492.99 Percent Composition:  C 60.91%, H 6.75%, N 5.68%, O 19.47%, Cl 7.19% Properties:  Crystals from acetone, mp 161-164°. Melting point:  mp 161-164°   Derivative Type:  Demethoxyvindoline  CAS Registry Number:  5231-60-7 Additional Names:  Vindorosine;  vindolidine Molecular Formula:  C24H30N2O5 Molecular Weight:  426.51 Percent Composition:  C 67.59%, H 7.09%, N 6.57%, O 18.76% Literature References:  Structure: Moza, Trojánek, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 28, 1427 (1963). Properties:  Needles from benzene + petr ether, mp 167°.  [a]D16 -31° (chloroform).  uv max (methanol):  250, 302 nm (log e 3.98, 3.52). Melting point:  mp 167° Optical Rotation:  [a]D16 -31° (chloroform) Absorption maximum:  uv max (methanol):  250, 302 nm (log e 3.98, 3.52)   |