Absolute configuration of (-)anisodine (a new ganglio blocking agent) and (-)anisodinic acid.

A new tropane alkaloid, (-)anisodlne (Ⅰ), was isolated from the plant of Anisodus tanguticus. It is a novel ganglio blocking agent. The absolute configuration of (-)anisodinic acid (Ⅶ), which-is the side chain of (-)anisodine, was determined by chemical correlation with (R) (-)-2-phenyl-1, 2-propanediol (Ⅳ) and (R) (-)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylpropionic acid (Ⅵ). Thereby (-)anisodine with the absolute configuration shown as (Ⅰ) is 6β, 7β-epoxy-1αH, 5αH-tropan-3α-ol (S) 2'-phenyl-2', 3'-dihydroxypropionate. Two new tropane alkaloids: 6β, 7β-epoxy-1αH, 5αH-tropan-3α-ol 2',3'-epox-ypropionate (Ⅲ) and 2'-phenyl-2'-hydroxypropionate (Ⅴ) were prepared and its physical constant is reported in this paper.