Voatinggine and tabertinggine, pentacyclic indole alkaloids derived from an iboga precursor via a common cleavamine-type intermediate

Org Lett. 2013 Sep 20;15(18):4774-7. doi: 10.1021/ol4021404. Epub 2013 Aug 30.

Abstract

Two new indole alkaloids, voatinggine (1) and tabertinggine (2), which are characterized by previously unencountered natural product skeletons, were isolated from a Malayan Tabernaemontana species. The structures and absolute configuration of these alkaloids were determined using NMR and MS analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. A possible biogenetic pathway to these novel alkaloids from an iboga precursor, and via a common cleavamine-type intermediate, is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemical synthesis*
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Tabernaemontana / chemistry*

Substances

  • Indole Alkaloids
  • cleavamine
  • tabertinggine
  • voatinggine