(S)-3-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

The methanolic extract of Dendrobiurn pierardii contains this amine base which has the structure shown above based upon chemical and spectroscopic examination. When treated with H20 2 , the alkaloid forms the crystalline N-oxide.

Elander, Leander, Luning, Acta Chern. Scand., 23, 2177 (1969)