Settimj G, Di Simone L, Del Giudice MR. A new gas chromatographic method for the estimation of reserpine and rescinnamine.
J Chromatogr A 1976;
116:263-70. [PMID:
1414 DOI:
10.1016/s0021-9673(00)89897-0]
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Abstract
Under the conditions described for alkaline hydrolysis of reserpine and rescinnamine in absolute and aqueous methanol, and after esterification (with diazomethane) of the resulting acid fraction, methyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate was quantitatively recovered, whereas methyl trans-3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamate, in normal lighting conditions, was either partly isomerized to methyl cis-trimethoxycinnamate or formed an adduct with a molecule of methanol, yielding methyl 3-methoxy-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propionate. The structures of the products were established by synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance studies and mass spectrometry. This investigation of the hydrolytic conditions allowed a reliable and rapid gas chromatographic determination of reserpine and/or rescinnamine in amounts down to 500 and 2000 mug, respectively, to be devised.
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