Abstract:
Two alkaloids were isolated from the root of the Chinese drug
Aconitum duclouxii Levl collected from Yunnan Province. One of the alkaloids was identified as aconitine by comparing its physical and chemical properties with authentic sample.The second alkaloid with the molecular formula C
34H
47O
10N and melting point of 168~169℃ was found to be a new aconitine alkaloid by interpretation of its IR, MS and
1HNMR spectra. Its structure is suggested as 12-
β-hydroxy chasmaconitine. It is named duclouxine.