
%0 Journal Article
%A Culvenor, CCJ 
%A O'Donovan, GM 
%A Sawhney, RS 
%A Smith, LW 
%T Pyrrolizidine- 1,2-epoxides. The &#945;- and &#946;-epoxides from monocrotaline
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1970/02/01
%V 23
%N 2
%P 347-352
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9700347
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9700347 
%X Monocrotaline is not attacked at the l,2-double bond by the usual peraoid reagents but epoxidation is accomplished by trifluoroperacetic acid in excess tri-fluoroacetic anhydride and chloroform. Under these conditions N-oxidation does not occur, possibly because an acylammonium complex is formed. 
