A New Tropane Alkaloid From Pellacalyx axillaris

Abstract

Extraction of the fresh leaves and terminal branches of Pellacalyx axillaris Korth (Rhizophoraceae) yielded 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-endo-3-yl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate (nortropinyl cinnamate) (1), the structure of which followed from its spectral properties and synthesis.