Boonein is an iridoid isolated from Alstonia boonei, a medicinal tree of West Africa.[2]

Boonein
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(4aS,6S,7R,7aS)-6-Hydroxy-7-methylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1(3H)-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H14O3/c1-5-7(10)4-6-2-3-12-9(11)8(5)6/h5-8,10H,2-4H2,1H3/t5-,6-,7-,8+/m0/s1
    Key: WJMOFJJTTHNUOH-DKXJUACHSA-N
  • O=C1OCC[C@H]2C[C@H](O)[C@H](C)[C@@H]12
Properties
C9H14O3
Molar mass 170.208 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Terpenoids. CRC Press. 1991. p. 56. ISBN 9780412257704.
  2. ^ Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku; Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam; Opoku Boahen, Yaw; Armah, Frederick Ato (2012). "A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae)". ISRN Pharmacology. 2012: 1–9. doi:10.5402/2012/587160. PMC 3413980. PMID 22900200.