Fragmentation under electron impact of 2,16-dihydroakuammicine and pseudoakuammigol

Fragmentation under electron impact of 2,16-dihydroakuammicine AND pseudoakuammigol 

Pioalme. When picraline was treated with add it deacetylated and under more vigorous conditions with base a retrodealdoliza-tion took place with the additional loss of the hydroxymethylene group to furnish picrinine, lithium aluminium hydride reduction of which afforded the alcohol . It was the attempt to carry out 

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