R. Koob et al., THE ABSOLUTE-CONFIGURATION OF 3-METHYLPYRROLIDINE ALKALOIDS FROM POISON GLANDS OF ANTS LEPTOTHORACINI (MYRMICINAE), Helvetica Chimica Acta, 80(1), 1997, pp. 267-272
The absolute configuration of 3-methylpyrrolidine alkaloids isolated f
rom the poison gland of ants Leptotho-racini was determined as (3R). T
he enantiomeric separation by chiral gas chromatography and unambiguou
s structural assignment of the target compounds are described.