Picrinine is a bio-active alkaloid from Alstonia boonei, a medicinal tree of West Africa.[1]

Picrinine
Names
IUPAC name
methyl (14E)-14-ethylidene-18-oxa-2,12-diazahexacyclo[9.6.1.19,15.01,9.03,8.012,17]nonadeca-3,5,7-triene-19-carboxylate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C20H22N2O3/c1-3-11-10-22-15-8-12(11)17(18(23)24-2)19-9-16(22)25-20(15,19)21-14-7-5-4-6-13(14)19/h3-7,12,15-17,21H,8-10H2,1-2H3/b11-3-
    Key: BDXYPHKGNUGUFG-JYOAFUTRSA-N
  • C/C=C\1/CN2C3CC1C(C45C3(NC6=CC=CC=C64)OC2C5)C(=O)OC
Properties
C20H22N2O3
Molar mass 338.40 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku; Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam; Opoku Boahen, Yaw; Armah, Frederick Ato (2012). "A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of De Wild (Apocynaceae)". ISRN Pharmacology. 2012: 587160. doi:10.5402/2012/587160. PMC 3413980. PMID 22900200.