Description
This alkaloid from the leaves of Rauwolfia vomitora is amorphous. It is laevorotatory with [α]
D - 68° (CHC13). The stereochemistry of the base has been established from spectroscopic evidence.
References
Pousset., Trav. Lab. Matiere Med. Pharm. Galenique Fac. Pharm., 52, II, 13
(1967)
Pousset et al., Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 2766 (1967)
