(R)-(+)-3-Hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonyl-8-methyl-8-azoniabicyclo[3.2.1]octane l-bitartrate

oleh: Jian-Bing Yu, Shuang-Wei Chen, Guo-Rong Zheng, Li-Yan Dai

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: International Union of Crystallography 2008-08-01

Deskripsi

(RS)-(±)-2-Methoxycarbonyl-3-tropinone is an important intermediate for the preparation of cocaine and its derivatives. The molecule in the title compound, C10H16NO3+·C4H5O6−, is present as the enol tautomer. The six-membered ring adopts a half boat conformation, and the five-membered ring a slightly distorted envelope conformation. There are intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxyl, carboxyl groups and quaternary ammonium groups.