Revision of the structure of ajmalimine.
Careful reexamination of the published 1H and 13C NMR spectral data of ajmalimine (1), an indole alkaloid from the roots of Rauvolfia serpentina, indicates that, in reality, the compound is (+)-17R-O-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzoyl)ajmaline (3).
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Laboratory for Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 6100, FIN-02015 HUT Espoo, Finland.
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D000404:Ajmaline; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011926:Rauwolfia / Q000737:chemistry*
C434024:17-O-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzoyl)ajmaline; D000470:Alkaloids; D007211:Indoles; D000404:Ajmaline