“…(**) As in the case of compounds I to IV, the mass spectrum of VII showed only two large ions: the molecular ion (336) and the M-1 ion (335). The other fragmentation peak are very weak ni/e 252, 235, 180, 169, 168, 152, and 96, b) Formylation of kopsanol [11] with formic acid in the presence of acetic anhydride gave N,-formylkopsanol identical with the natural compound (IR, m.p., mixture m.p., [ a ] and Rf).…”