The new compound vincamine 2-ketoglutarate of the formula: ##SPC1## Is disclosed and is prepared by mixing 2-ketoglutaric acid and vincamine or a salt thereof in a solvent and recovering the resulting vincamine 2-ketoglutarate which has interesting properties as a vasodilator and brain oxygenator. The vincamine may be prepared by allowing a mixture of a solution of 16-epivincamine and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide to stand whereafter the vincamine is recovered.
新的化合物vincamine 2-ketoglutarate的
化学式为:##
SPC1##已被披露,并且是通过在溶剂中混合2-酮
戊二酸和vincamine或其盐,并回收所得的vincamine 2-ketoglutarate来制备的。该化合物具有作为血管扩张剂和脑氧合剂的有趣特性。可以通过将16-epivincamine的溶液和季
铵盐
水溶液混合后静置,然后回收vincamine来制备vincamine。