(6S,7S,8S,8aS)-6-Ethyl-7,8-dihydroxy-1,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydroindolizin-3(2H)-one monohydrate

The absolute configuration of the title compound, C10H17NO3 center dot H2O, was assigned from the synthesis. In the molecular structure, the central six-membered ring of the indolizine moiety adopts a chair conformation, with two atoms displaced by -0.578 (2) and 0.651 (1) angstrom from the plane of the other four atoms [maximum deviation 0.019 (2) angstrom] The conformation of the fused oxopyrrolidine ring is close to that of a flat envelope, with the flap atom displaced by 0.294 (1) angstrom from the plane through the remaining four atoms. In the crystal, one of the hydroxy groups is hydrogen-bonded to two water molecules, while the other hydroxy group exhibits an intermolecular hydrogen bond to the carbonyl O atom, resulting in a chain parallel to the b axis.