TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, vol.32, no.42, pp.5915-5918, 1991 (SCI-Expanded)
10-alpha-Hydroxymethylsparteine (1), a novel type of quinolizidine alkaloid with a 16-carbon atom skeleton, was isolated from the aerial parts of Genista sessilifolia DC. The position of the hydroxymethyl substituent and the stereochemistry of compound 1 were established by analysis of its spectroscopic data.