New cleavage methods for cardiac glycosides having a doubly linked sugar are described. Treatment with pyridine, alumina, or phenylhydrazine gave the desired genin in reasonable yield. The reaction products were separated and determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. The mechanism of the cleavage reaction has also been discussed.
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