Two new epimers of ajmaline (1) and isoajmaline (2) were synthesized by means of tosylation followed by hydrolysis with NaOH/CH3OH. Displacement of tosyl with hydroxyl group yielded C21 epimers of these alkaloids. The structures were identified by various spectroscopic techniques.
Received: 1996-8-7
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1996-12-1
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