Author's Organization：Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University
The structure of nornuciferine (I), an aporphine-type tertiary phenolic base isolated from the domestic lotus (Nelumbo nucifera GAERTN.) was proved to be correct by synthesis of 1-methoxy-2-hydroxyaporphine assumed as its structure. Synthesis of asimilobine (IX) was also attempted but cyclization to phenanthrene by the Pschorr reaction did not take place and only the corresponding deaminated compound (XII) and a hydrolyzed product (XIII) were obtained.
