Reserpine
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Surname | Reserpine | ||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 | ||||||||||||
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Molar mass | 382.46 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
240-241 ° C |
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solubility |
easily in ethanol , acetone , chloroform and benzene |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Reserpinine is an indole alkaloid of various Rauvolfia species, especially Rauvolfia heterophylla and Rauvolfia serpentina .
Other Rauvolfia alkaloids are the antisympathotonics reserpine and rescinnamine (which was previously also known as "reserpine").
properties
The specific angle of rotation is −155 ° (c = 1, chloroform).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lutz Roth, Max Daunderer , Kurt Kormann: Poison plants plant poisons. Occurrence, effect, therapy. Allergic and phototoxic reactions. 4th, revised and significantly expanded edition. ecomed, Landsberg / Lech 1994, ISBN 3-609-64810-4 , p. 907.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ Hans Joachim Kähler et al .: Rauwolfia Alkaloide, a historical, pharmacological and clinical study , Boehringer Mannheim GmbH 1970.
Web links
- Hochstein, FA. et al. (1955): Alkaloids of Rauwolfia heterophylla . In: J. Am. Chem. Soc .; 77 (13); 3551-3554; doi : 10.1021 / ja01618a037