A Phytochemical Investigation of Erythroxylon australe F. Muell

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  • WGWj Griffin
    Wj Griffin
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Abstract
(±)-6ß,7ß-Dihydroxytropan-3a-yl benzoate was isolated in low yield (0.001%) from the roots of Erythroxylon australe. The aerial parts were found to contain meteloidine (0.014%), (±)-6ß-hydroxytropan-3a-yl tiglate (0.001%), (+)-3a-hydroxynortropan-6ß-yl tiglate (0.002%) and an unknown base (0.003%) which was tentatively identified as (+)-7- hydroxy-6-tigloyloxynortropan-3-yl 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate. The configuration of the unknown base was not determined. Structures were indicated by N.M.R. and mass spectral analysis and the phenyl propionic acid moiety identified by gas chromatography.