Solution and crystal conformations of myrionine, a new 8beta-alkyl-cis-decahydroquinoline of Myrioneuron nutans

Org Lett. 2007 Aug 30;9(18):3531-4. doi: 10.1021/ol071393a. Epub 2007 Aug 11.

Abstract

Myrionine (1), a new 8beta-alkyl-cis-decahydroquinoline, was isolated from Myrioneuron nutans. Its structure was determined by spectral methods and then confirmed by X-ray analysis and total synthesis. In solution, 1 gives rise to an N-in/N-out equilibrium. The solvent has weak influence on the N-in/N-out ratio for myrionine (1), whereas together with the anions, it plays an important role for myrionine hydrochloride (9) and hydroiodide (10). The two N-in and N-out conformations obtained separately by crystallization of 9 and 10, respectively, were analyzed by X-ray diffraction.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Quinolines / chemical synthesis
  • Quinolines / chemistry*
  • Quinolines / isolation & purification
  • Rubiaceae / chemistry*
  • Solutions / chemistry

Substances

  • Quinolines
  • Solutions
  • myrionine