Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Journal of Natural Prodicts
Abstract
Millipedes (Diplopoda) are well known for their toxic or repellent defensive secretions. Here we describe gosodesmine (1), 7-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)-1,2,3,5,8,8a-hexahydroindolizine, a unique alkaloid with some terpene character found in the chemical defense secretions of the millipede Gosodesmus claremontus Chamberlin (Colobognatha, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae). The structure of 1 was suggested by its mass spectra and GC-FTIR spectra and established from its 1H, 13C, and 2D NMR spectra and 1D NOE studies. The 7-substituted indolizidine carbon skeleton of 1 was confirmed by unambiguous synthesis. This is the first report of an alkaloid from a platydesmid millipede and the first report of a 7-substituted indolizidine from an arthropod.
Recommended Citation
Hassler, Madeline F.; Harrison, Daniel P.; Jones, Tappey H.; Richart, Casey H.; and Saporito, Ralph, "Gosodesmine, a 7-Substituted Hexahydroindolizine from the Millipede Gosodesmus claremontus" (2020). 2020 Faculty Bibliography. 53.
https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2020/53
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