Description
This alkaloid, which is the O-~-D-glucoside of ipalbidine, also occurs in Ipomoea
alba L. It is dextrorotatory with [α]
23D + 32.5° (c 0.03, EtOH). The structure has
been confirmed by the total synthesis from 2-methoxypyrroline and the methyl
ester of acetylacetic acid.
Uses
Ipalbine is a hexahydroindoliziae alkaloid that can be isolated from Ipomoea alba L[1].
References
Gourley et al., Chem. Commun., 709 (1969)
Total synthesis:
Wick, Bartlett, Dolphin., Helv. Chim. Acta., 54, 513 (1971)