Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o2247-o2248  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806016369 ]

8-Acetonyldihydronitidine

X.-L. Wang, K.-B. Yu, Q.-F. Li, S.-L. Peng and L.-S. Ding

Abstract: The title compound [systematic name: (RS)-13-acetonyl-2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-12,13-dihydro-1,3-benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridine], C₂₄H₂₃NO₅, is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid which was isolated from the roots of Zanthoxylum nitidum. The molecule contains four six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. The piperidine ring adopts a distorted boat conformation and there is a dihedral angle of 16.90 (5)° between the mean planes of the two benzene rings fused to the piperidine ring.

Online 10 May 2006

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