This molecule features a substituted piperidine ring, a saturated six-membered ring composed of five carbon atoms and one nitrogen. For clarity, designate the nitrogen as N1 and label the ring atoms C2 through C6 in a clockwise direction:
- N1 is substituted with a single chiral carbon (S-configuration) that bears both a phenyl ring and a chloromethyl (-CH2Cl) group.
- C2, a chiral center, carries an n-dodecyl substituent (an unbranched 12-carbon alkyl chain) and exhibits an S-configuration.
- C5, also chiral, is substituted with a benzyloxy group (-O-CH2-Ph) and has an R-configuration.
- C6, a chiral center, is substituted with an allyl group (-CH2-CH=CH2) and exhibits an S-configuration.