Heterocycles · 1976 · 10 citations · 0 references
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The paper describes new natural heterocyclic compounds, alkaloids of Carex brevicollis DC., which are 1,4-substituted 0-carbolines.There are discussed the results of studies of thier physical properties and chemical transformations which are used to deternine the structure of the alkaloids and to put forward suggestions about tbeir biogenesis.