Research Article

1H and 13C NMR Assignments of Cytotoxic 3S-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic Acid from the Leaves of Cichorium endivia

Table 1

1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic data for compound 1.

Number [4] [5] [5]

1a4.38 d (15.6)40.5 t4.15 d  (15.3)40.3
1b4.54 d  (15.6)4.23 d  (15.9)4.22 d  (4.8)
34.27 dd  (10.4, 5.6)55.0 d3.60 m3.1455.3
4a3.13 dd  (10.8, 16.4)21.7 t2.81 dd-like2.83 ddd  (10.5, 5.0, 2.4)18.0
4b3.38 dd  (5.6, 16.4)3.13 br d-like3.69 dd  (10.5, 5.0)
4a′104.9 s104.3
4b′125.6f s128.5
57.53 d  (8.0)118.2 d7.32 d  (7.5)7.33 d  (8.0)7.38 d  (8.2)118.5
67.13 t  (7.6)120.0 d7.06 t  (7.5)7.08 t  (8.0)7.06 t  (8.2)117.5
77.22 t  (8.0)122.9 d6.97 t  (7.8)6.99 t  (7.5)6.96 t  (8.2)121.1
87.43 d  (8.0)111.9 d7.43 d  (7.5)7.44 d  (7.5)7.44 d  (8.2)111.8
8a136.7 s136.1
9a125.4f s
COOH171.3 s10.91 s10.93 s165.6
9-NH10.66 s

aD2O + drops of F3CCOOD; b400 MHz. c100 MHz. din DMSO-d6; e300 MHz. fAssignments may be interchanged.