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HRID 2052775Generated: October 26, 2026

Colchicine → Thiocholchicine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantColchicineHCID 6167—
ReactantSodium methanethiolateHCID 4378561—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductThiocholchicineHCID 17648—

Reaction Steps

Colchicine (1.25 mmole) was dissolved in 10.0 mL of water to which was added sodium methanethiolate (7.13 mmol). The yellow solution was stirred for 24 hours, then extracted 3× with ETOH:Chloroform (1:1), then evaporated to yield the desired compound as yellow crystals.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07326685B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_02
ORD IDord-9847e97939a745d88de102c31d00ce24
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_02