Phytochemical investigation of Dactylicapnos torulosa yielded two know
n compounds,(-)-cis-N-methyl-stylopiumchloride and hydrastinine chlori
de; and five new alkaloids, dactyline, 8-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine an
d dactylidine, as well as dactylicapnosine and dactylicapnosinine with
novel C-N-O-C moieties. All structures were elucidated by spectroscop
ical methods. The structure of dactylicapnosine was also determined by
single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.