3-Demethylcolchicine

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CAS Registry Number: 7336-33-6 Open image in new window

Taxonomy: Physicochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Alkaloids – Colchicine Alkaloids

Biological sources: Colchicum kesselringii, C. luteum, C. szovitsii, Merendera raddeana, M. robusta, M. trigyna

C21H23NO6: 385.1525

Mp: 276–278°C (EtOAc–Me2CO) [1]; 176–182°C [2]

[α]D −263° (MeOH) [1]; −130° (CHCl3) [2]; 225° (Ac), 228° (O–Ac) [1, 2]

UV: 243, 355(4.46, 4.19) [3]

MSm/z: 385(M+), 357, 342, 326 [2]

1H NMR: 2.00 (3H, s, NAc), 3.65 (s, OCH3), 4.00 (3H, s, OCH3), 6.55 (1H, s, H-4), 6.88 (1H, d, J = 12, H-11), 7.34 (1H, d, J = 12, H-12), 7.58 (1H, s, H-8), 8.02 (1H, m, NH) [2]

HPLC: [4]

Pharm./Biol.: LD100-25 mg/kg, LD50-16 mg/kg. [5]

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