1968 年 88 巻 9 号 p. 1163-1167
Hydrolysis of O, O, O-tribenzylberbamunine type compounds, which were obtained by Ullmann reaction of l-7, 4'-O, O-dibenzyl-3'-bromo-N-methylcoclaurine (VI) with d-7-benzyl-N-methylcoclaurine (VII) and l-VII, gave berbamunine (I) and the compound (IX), respectively. Methylation of the latter compound (IX) with diazomethane gave O-methyldauricine. On the other hand, the same methylation of the former optically active berbamunine (I) afforded O, O, O-trimethylberbamunine (III).