Mersicarpine, an unusual tetracyclic dihydroindole alkaloid incorporating a seven-membered imine ring

Tetrahedron Letters
2004.0

Abstract

A novel dihydroindole derivative, viz., mersicarpine, incorporating a novel tetracyclic carbon skeleton, containing a seven-membered imine ring, was obtained from a Malayan Kopsia species. The structure was established by spectroscopic analysis and a possible biogenetic pathway from a leuconolam precursor is presented. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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