Staphisagnine

Description

A further complex alkaloid of the diterpenoid class isolated from the seeds of Delphinium staphisagria, this base is obtained as a resin that cannot be crystallized. It has a specific rotation of [α]²⁵_D - 104.5° (c 2.0, C6H6 ) and the structure has been determined primarily on the basis of spectroscopic determinations.

References

Pelletier, Djarmati, Mody, Tetrahedron Lett., 1749 (1976)