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Pyrrolizidine

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Pyrrolizidine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexahydro-1H-pyrrolizine
Other names
Hexahydropyrrolizine
1-Azabicyclo[3.3.0]octane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H13N/c1-3-7-4-2-6-8(7)5-1/h7H,1-6H2checkY
    Key: ADRDEXBBJTUCND-UHFFFAOYSA-NcheckY
  • InChI=1/C7H13N/c1-3-7-4-2-6-8(7)5-1/h7H,1-6H2
    Key: ADRDEXBBJTUCND-UHFFFAOYAT
  • N12CCCC1CCC2
Properties
C7H13N
Molar mass 111.188g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Pyrrolizidineis aheterocyclicorganic compound.Formally, it is asaturatedderivative ofpyrrolizine.

Pyrrolizidine forms the central chemical structure of a variety ofalkaloidsknown collectively aspyrrolizidine alkaloids.[1]It is one of five classes ofiminosugars.These are often synthesized from a carbohydrate.[2]

References

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  1. ^Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsatKEGGArchived2016-03-03 at theWayback Machine
  2. ^Lauritsen, Anne; Madsen, Robert (2006-07-19). "Synthesis of naturally occurring iminosugars from D-fructose by the use of a zinc-mediated fragmentation reaction".Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.4(15): 2898–2905.doi:10.1039/B605818C.ISSN1477-0539.PMID16855738.