Alpinigenine from Papaver bracteatum Lindl. Restricted rotation in an unusual oxidation product

David Lavie, Hana Berger-Josephs, Tamar Yehezkel, Hugo E. Gottlieb, Elie C. Levy

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Abstract

Alpinigenine (1) was isolated in relatively large amount from a type of Papaver bracteatum Lindl. from Iran. Oxidation of this alkaloid with Jones reagent produced a lactone function and, unexpectedly, converted the NMe into an NCHO, present as a mixture of rotamers. Crystallization afforded one pure component, which equilibrated in solution within 2 h. 13C N.m.r. spectroscopy was used to confirm these results and enabled an insight into the conformation in solution of the seven-membered rings in alpinigenine and its oxidation product. X-Ray analysis determined unambiguously the absolute configuration of alpinigenine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1019-1022
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981
Externally publishedYes

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