LYCOPODIUM ALKALOIDS: XI. THE STRUCTURE AND REACTIONS OF ACRIFOLINE

Abstract
Structure A for acrifoline is proposed from a study of the products formed in the Hofmann degradation, von Braun degradation, and several oxidative degradations of the alkaloid. Structure C is proposed for a compound formed on treatment of dihydroacrifoline with copper sulphate in pyridine or with peroxytrifluoroacetic acid.