The molecule is a methyl ester that is 1H-indole substituted by a 3-methoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-2-yl group at position 2 and a 2-(5-ethyl-3,4-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)ethyl groups at position 3. It is a transient intermediate in the synthesis of indole alkaloids such as vindoline and vincadifformine. It is an enamine, a methyl ester, a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, an enoate ester, a tetrahydropyridine, a tertiary amino compound, a secondary amino compound and an olefinic compound. It is a conjugate base of a secodine(1+).
methyl 2-[3-[2-(5-ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyridin-1-yl)ethyl]-1H-indol-2-yl]prop-2-enoate