Pseudopelletierine

Pseudopelletierine is the main alkaloid derived from the root-bark of the pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), along with at least three other alkaloids: pelletierine, isopelletierine, and methylpelleteirine (C9H17ON), which yield 1.8, 0.52, 0.01, and 0.20 grams per kilogram of raw bark.

Pseudopelletierine
Names
IUPAC name
9-Methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-one
Other names
Pseudopunicine; Granatonine; Pseudopelletrierin; Granatan-3-one; Pseudopelletierin; psi-Pelletierine; 9-Methyl-3-granatanone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.202
UNII
Properties
C9H15NO
Molar mass 153.225 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless (yellows on exposure)
Melting point 54 °C (129 °F; 327 K)
Boiling point Sublimes at 40 °C (0.3 mmHg)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

It is a homolog of tropinone, and can be synthesized in a manner analogous to the classical Robinson tropinone synthesis, using glutaraldehyde (rather than succinaldehyde), acetonedicarboxylic acid, and methylammonium chloride.[1] It was the starting material for Willstätter's 10-step synthesis of cyclooctatetraene, which was achieved after oxidation and several Hoffman elimination steps.


References

  1. Arthur C. Cope, Hugh L. Dryden, Jr., Charles F. Howell1 (1957). "Pseudopelletierine". Organic Syntheses. 37: 73. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.037.0073.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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