Studies on the Structure of Serpentinine. I

Double Molecular Structure of Serpentinine. (1)

Abstract

It was concluded that serpentinine, isolated from Rauwolfia serpentina BENTH., is not an inseparable mixture of two bases but a homogeneous substance which has a double molecular formula, C₄₂H₄₄O₆N₄, rather than C₂₁H₂₂O₃N₂, and contains two chromophores of tetrahydro-β-carboline and quaternary β-carboline.