Stereochemistry of caracurine V.
The 3D structure of the Strychnos alkaloid caracurine V was determined by means of NMR spectroscopy and semiempirical calculations. The previously unknown absolute configuration in the central eight-membered ring was assigned as (16R, 16'R, 17R, and 17'R).
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Institut für Pharmazie und Lebensmittelchemie der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. zlotos@pharmazie.uni-wuerzburg.de
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000470:Alkaloids; C041536:caracurine V