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| Other names Yuremamine | |
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| C27H28N2O6 | |
| Molar mass | 476.529 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Yuremamine is a phytoindole alkaloid which was isolated from the bark of Mimosa tenuiflora in 2005, and erroneously assigned a pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole structure that was thought to represent a new class of indole alkaloids. [2] However, in 2015, the bioinspired total synthesis of yuremamine revealed its structure to be a flavonoid derivative. [3] It was also noted in the original isolation of yuremamine that the alkaloid occurs naturally as a purple solid, but total synthesis revealed that yuremamine as a free base is colorless, and the formation of a trifluoroacetate salt during HPLC purification is what led to the purple appearance. [3] . The indole group shares the same structure as that of DMT, which is also found in Mimosa tenuiflora and lends it its psychoactive properties.