An indolizine alkaloid occurring in the seeds of Ipomoea alba L. (moonflower),
this base yields colourless crystals and forms crystalline salts, e.g. the hydro_x0002_chloride, m.p. 104°C; picrate, m.p. 178°C and the methiodide, m.p. 206-7°C.
The O-acetate is a colourless liquid, b.p. 135-7°C/l.0 mm. The structure of the
alkaloid has been established from spectroscopic data.
