Determination of the position of the acyl groups and the nature of some amino alcohols in native ester alkaloids of the genusVeratrum

Abstract

1. On the basis of literature data on the structure of theVeratrum alkaloids, a definite law for the arrangement of the acyl radicals in these ester alkaloids and an interrelationship between the melting point and the structure of the substituent in the C7 position, and between the melting point and the types of amino alcohols upon which the ester alkaloids are based, has been found.