Kopsirachin, ein ungewoehnliches Alkaloid aus der Apocynaceae Kopsia dasyrachis Ridl.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19840670130

From the leaves of Kopsia dasyrachis Ridl, a new typ of alkaloid, kopsirachine (1) built up from catechin (2) and skytanthine (3) has been isoled.The structure elucidation is based on spectral and chemical evidence.Oxidative cleavage of its derivative 4 with KMnO4 afforded veratric acid which was identified as its methylester by comparison with an authentic sample.Pyrolysis of 1 yielded δ-skythanthine (3).The stereochemistry of the skythanthine substrituents in 1 could not yet be estabilished.