Absolute configuration of odorine

The title compound, known as odorine or roxburghiline {systematic name: (S)-N-[(R)-1-cinnamoylpyrrolidin-2-yl]-2-methyl-butanamide}, C(18)H(24)N(2)O(2), is a nitro-genous compound isolated from the leaves of Aglaia odorata. The absolute configuration was determined by refinement of the Flack parameter with data collected using Cu Kα radiation showing positions 2 and 2' to be S and R, respectively. The pyrrolidine ring adopts an envelope conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along [010] by inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.