Furo[3',4':6,7]naphtho[2,3-d]-1,3-dioxol-6(5aH)-one,5,8,8a,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-5-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-,(5R,5aR,8aR,9S)-

The CAS registry number of 4'-Demethylepipodophyllotoxin is 6559-91-7. The IUPAC name is (5S,5aR,8aR,9R)-5-hydroxy-9-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5a,6,8a,9-tetrahydro-5H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-f][1,3]benzodioxol-8-one. It belongs to the classes of Miscellaneous Natural Products; Plant Oils, Toxins, Phenolic Acids & Derivatives; Inhibitors. In addition, its molecular formula is C₂₁H₂₀O₈ and the molecular weight is 400.38. Besides, it is off-white solid. And it can be used as a potent inhibitor of microtubule assembly.

Physical properties about this chemical are: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.71; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 0.71; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 0.71; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 2.05; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 2.04; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 58.17; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 58; (9)H bond acceptors: 8; (10)H bond donors: 2; (11)Freely Rotating Bonds: 5; (12)Polar Surface Area: 81.68 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.637; (14)Molar Refractivity: 99.48 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 276.8 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 39.43×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 60.3 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.446 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 224.4 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 97.48 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 626.5 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 1.46E-16 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of 4'-Demethylepipodophyllotoxin: it can be prepared by 1-Brom-1-desoxy-4'-demethyl-epipodophyllotoxin. This reaction will need reagents BaCO₃ and H₂O and solvent acetone. The reaction time is 4 hours at reaction temperature of 40 °C. The yield is about 71%.

Uses of 4'-Demethylepipodophyllotoxin: it can be used to get 2'-chloro-4'-O-demethylepipodophyllotoxin. This reaction will need reagent N-chlorosuccinimide and solvent dimethylformamide. The reaction time is 3.5 hours at ambient temperature. The yield is about 75%.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
(1)SMILES: O=C4OC[C@@H]5[C@H](O)c2cc1OCOc1cc2[C@@H](c3cc(OC)c(O)c(OC)c3)[C@@H]45
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C21H20O8/c1-25-15-3-9(4-16(26-2)20(15)23)17-10-5-13-14(29-8-28-13)6-11(10)19(22)12-7-27-21(24)18(12)17/h3-6,12,17-19,22-23H,7-8H2,1-2H3/t12-,17+,18-,19+/m0/s1
(3)InChIKey: YVCVYCSAAZQOJI-JHQYFNNDBA