ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Formation, X-Ray Crystal Structure, and Absolute Configuration of (-)-N-(Chloromethyl)galanthaminium ChlorideThe acetylcholinesterase inhibitor galanthamine (1), main alkaloid of several Narcissus species, readily forms a quaternary ammonium salt by reaction with the solvent CH2Cl2. The structure and absolute configuration of (-)-N-(chloromethyl)galanthaminium chloride (2) were determined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.075 for 2775 observed independent reflexions) and NMR spectroscopy. The tetragonal crystals (space group P43) contain two crystallographically independent cations which do not differ significantly from one another. The CH2Cl group is attached to the quaternary N-atom in stereospecific (R)-configuration. In the crystal, the configurational position of the Me group at the N-atom of 2 differs from that of the crystalline free base 1. Hydrogen bonding is observed from the OH group at C(3) of 2 to the Cl- anion or to the Cl-atom of an adjacent cation.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19940770617
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