1959 年 79 巻 1 号 p. 83-87
N-Methyllaurotetanine (II), the phenolic aporphine-type base contained in trace amounts in Litsea cetrata BL. of northern European origin, was synthesized in racemic form by the route shown in Chart 1. During the synthesis, a by-product of Pachorr's phenanthrene-cyclization was a substance corresponding to laudanine (XII), a benzylisoquinoline-type base.