Quinolizidine

Summary

Quinolizidine (norlupinane, octahydro-2H-quinolizine) is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound. Some alkaloids (e.g. cytisine and sparteine) are derivatives of quinolizidine.

Quinolizidine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Octahydro-2H-quinolizine
Other names
Norlupinane, quinolizidine
Identifiers
  • 493-10-7 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:46751
ChemSpider
  • 106363
  • 119036
UNII
  • S6O58HOW33 checkY
  • DTXSID90964203 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1/C9H17N/c1-3-7-10-8-4-2-6-9(10)5-1/h9H,1-8H
  • C1CCN2CCCCC2C1
Properties
C9H17N
Molar mass 139.24
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Quinolizidine alkaloids edit

Quinolizidine alkaloids, such as nupharine and related chemicals, can be found in Nymphaea lotus and other species in the family Nymphaeaceae. Quinolizidine alkaloids are also found in genistoid legumes.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Quinolizidine at Wikimedia Commons
  • Synthesis: Edwards, P. D.; Meyers, A. I. (1984). "A Convenient Synthesis of 1-Azabicycloalkanes and their Lactams via Cuprates of Formamidines". Tetrahedron Letters. 25 (9): 939–942. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80067-8.