Voacangine

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Voacangine
Chemical name (CAS) 12-methoxyibogamine-18
-carboxylic acid methyl ester
CAS number 510-22-5
Chemical formula C22H29N2O3
Molecular mass 368.5 g/mol
Melting point 136-137 C
Voacangine (structural diagram)

Voacangine (12-methoxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid methyl ester) is a tryptamine found predominantly in the rootbark of the Voacanga africana tree. It is an iboga alkaloid which commonly serves as a precursor for the semi-synthesis of ibogaine. [1]