Lochnericine

Lochnericine
Identifiers
	IUPAC name methyl (1R,12S,13R,15S,20R)-12-ethyl-14-oxa-8,17-diazahexacyclo[10.7.1.01,9.02,7.013,15.017,20]icosa-2,4,6,9-tetraene-10-carboxylate;
CAS Number	72058-36-7;
PubChem CID	11382599;
ChemSpider	391593;
UNII	WY97J4B4AM;
KEGG	C11676;
ChEBI	CHEBI:6510;
ChEMBL	ChEMBLCHEMBL2011514;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H24N2O3
Molar mass	352.434 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC[C@]12CC(=C3[C@@]4([C@H]1N(CC4)C[C@H]5[C@@H]2O5)C6=CC=CC=C6N3)C(=O)OC;
	InChI InChI=1S/C21H24N2O3/c1-3-20-10-12(18(24)25-2)16-21(13-6-4-5-7-14(13)22-16)8-9-23(19(20)21)11-15-17(20)26-15/h4-7,15,17,19,22H,3,8-11H2,1-2H3/t15-,17-,19-,20+,21-/m0/s1; Key:AUVZFRDLRJQTQF-KXEYLTKFSA-N;

Lochnericine is a major monoterpene indole alkaloid present in the roots of Catharanthus roseus. It is also present in Tabernaemontana divaricata.^[1]

Chemistry

Lochnericine is formed from stereoselective epoxidation of carbons 6 and 7 of tabersonine.^[1]