Rearrangements during deamination of 4-amino-4-des(oxymethylene)anhydro-lycoctonam
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The diterpenoid alkaloid lycoctonine was transformed into 4-amino-4-des(oxymethylene)anhydrolycoctonam. Nitrous acid deamination of this led to two unexpected products, an aldehydo-lactam acid and a hydroxy-keto lactam, both involving skeletal rearrangement. The origin of these products is discussed on the basis of structures determined by X-ray crystallography.