1. Part 8. Y. Okamoto, S. Tanaka, K. Kitayama, M. Isomoto, M. Masaishi, H. Yanagawa and J. Kunitomo, Yakugaku Zasshi 91, 684 (1971). This paper constitutes Part 279 in the series Studies on the Alkaloids of Menispermaceous Plants (Part 278, see S. Kondo, M. Matsui and Y. Watanabe, Chem. Pharm. Bull. Tokyo in press (1983). Part of the contents was reported by rapid publication in J. Kunitomo and M. Satoh, Chem. Pharm. Bull Tokyo 30, 2659 (1982).
2. Synthesis of a Few Trimethoxyoxoaporphines