Coerulescine

Coerulescine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (3R)-1'-methylspiro[1H-indole-3,3'-pyrrolidine]-2-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9107766 ;
PubChem CID	12297097;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H14N2O/c1-14-7-6-12(8-14)9-4-2-3-5-10(9)13-11(12)15/h2-5H,6-8H2,1H3,(H,13,15) Key: PNYGHERLKSFRMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES O=C2Nc1c(cccc1)C23CN(CC3)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H14N2O
Molar mass	202.257 g·mol−1
Density	1.2±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling point	378.8±42.0 °C
Hazards
Flash point	182.9±27.9 °C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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Coerulescine is an oxindole alkaloid found in the plant Phalaris coerulescens.^[1]

It is a member of the spiroindolone class. Elacomine and horsfiline have similar chemical structures.^[2]

References

^ Anderton, N., Cockrum, P. A., Colegate, S. M., Edgar, J. A., Flower, K., Vit, I., Willing, R. I. (June 1998). "Oxindoles from Phalaris coerulescens". Phytochemistry. 48 (3): 437–439. Bibcode:1998PChem..48..437A. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00946-1. ISSN 0031-9422.
^ Anderton, N., Cockrum, P. A., Colegate, S. M., Edgar, J. A., Flower, K. (1999). "Assessment of potential for toxicity of Phalaris spp. via alkaloid content determination: P. coerulescens, a case example". Phytochemical Analysis. 10 (3): 113–118. Bibcode:1999PChAn..10..113A. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199905/06)10:3<113::AID-PCA438>3.0.CO;2-#.

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[1] Anderton, N., Cockrum, P. A., Colegate, S. M., Edgar, J. A., Flower, K., Vit, I., Willing, R. I. (June 1998). "Oxindoles from Phalaris coerulescens". Phytochemistry. 48 (3): 437–439. Bibcode:1998PChem..48..437A. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00946-1. ISSN 0031-9422.

[2] Anderton, N., Cockrum, P. A., Colegate, S. M., Edgar, J. A., Flower, K. (1999). "Assessment of potential for toxicity of Phalaris spp. via alkaloid content determination: P. coerulescens, a case example". Phytochemical Analysis. 10 (3): 113–118. Bibcode:1999PChAn..10..113A. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199905/06)10:3<113::AID-PCA438>3.0.CO;2-#.

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