Crystallographic study and molecular modeling on the oxidation product of N-[(8R)-2-methoxy-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-6,9-methanocyclohepta[b]indol-8-yl]acetamide

Abstract

Crystallization of N-[(8R)-2-methoxy-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-6,9-methanocyclohepta[b]indol-8-yl]acetamide was accompanied by oxidation at the C5a–C10a bond with formation of N-[(5S)-10-methoxy-2,8-dioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-3,6-methano-1-benzazecin-5-yl]acetamide whose structure was determined by X-ray analysis. Docking of this compound into melatonin-binding pocket of MT1A receptor was simulated by computer-assisted molecular modeling.