Dendrobine
Sign in to saveDendrobine is an alkaloid found in Dendrobium nobile at an average of 0.5% by weight. It is a colorless solid at room temperature. It is related to the picrotoxin family of natural products. When given a fatal dose, death is usually caused by convulsions. It possesses a molecular structure that attracted interest in its total synthesis by organic chemists.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 263.188529
Show 4 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₂₅NO₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C1C2C3CCC4C3(C(C1OC2=O)N(C4)C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CC(C)[C@H]1[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC[C@H]4[C@@]3([C@@H]([C@@H]1OC2=O)N(C4)C)C
- Commons category
- Dendrobine
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Effects
- Toxicity
- References
Dendrobine is an alkaloid found in Dendrobium nobile at an average of 0.5% by weight. It is a colorless solid at room temperature. It is related to the picrotoxin family of natural products. When given a fatal dose, death is usually caused by convulsions. It possesses a molecular structure that attracted interest in its total synthesis by organic chemists.
==Synthesis==