Yohimban

Yohimban
Stereo structural formula of yohimban
Names
IUPAC name
Yohimban
Systematic IUPAC name
(4aR,13bS,14aS)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,7,8,13,13b,14,14a-Dodecahydroindolo[2′,3′:3,4]pyrido[1,2-b]isoquinoline
Other names
  • Yohimbane
  • Deoxyohimbol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C19H24N2/c1-2-6-14-12-21-10-9-16-15-7-3-4-8-17(15)20-19(16)18(21)11-13(14)5-1/h3-4,7-8,13-14,18,20H,1-2,5-6,9-12H2/t13-,14-,18-/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: JUPDIHMJFPDGMY-DEYYWGMASA-N checkY
  • [H][C@@]12CCCC[C@@]1([H])C[C@]1([H])N(CCC3=C1NC1=CC=CC=C31)C2
Properties
C19H24N2
Molar mass 280.415 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Yohimban is a chemical compound. It is the base chemical structure of various alkaloids in the Rauvolfia and Corynanthe plant genera, including yohimbine, rauwolscine, corynanthine, ajmalicine, reserpine, deserpidine, and rescinnamine, among others.[1]

References

  1. ^ Brossi, Arnold (1983). The Alkaloids, 22. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-469522-1.
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