The melosatins-a novel class of alkaloids from melochia tomentosa1 1 Part 13 in the series, Potential Carcinogens. For Part 12 see Ref. 2.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(80)80221-3

Details of the isolation of malosatin A, B, and C and the synthesis of melosatin A are presented. Melosatin C has been characterized as 7-methoxy-4-(5-phenylpentyl)isatin. Several Me and OMe substituted isatins are synthesized as models and UV and mass sp