The molecule is a tertiary ammonium ion result from the protonation of the tertiary amino group of dehydrosecodine (the enamine form). An intermediate in the biosynthesis of aspidospermaand iboga alkaloids. It is a methyl ester, a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, an alkaloid ester and a tertiary ammonium ion. It is a conjugate acid of a dehydrosecodine.
methyl 2-[3-[2-(5-ethyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-1-ium-1-yl)ethyl]-1H-indol-2-yl]prop-2-enoate