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HRID 1418048Generated: October 27, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → Colchicine, N-deacetyl-10-thio-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantThiocolchicineHCID 17648—
ProductColchicine, N-deacetyl-10-thio-HCID 17649—

Reaction Steps

In the case of thiocolchicine, the hydrolysis with hydrohalogen acids or, more preferably, with sulfuric acid (20% H2SO4 --120 h) allows one to obtain N-deacetylthiocolchicine and 3-demethyl-N-deacetylthiocolchicine in essentially quantitative yields.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05880160
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_03
ORD IDord-94da5a9aacf24451a17d6921eb1e6ef7
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_03