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The individual epimerization steps of vincadifformine (1), deethylvincadiff
ormine isomers (2,3), their synthetic intermediates (4-13) as well as that
of simpler compounds with D-secoaspidospermane skeleton (15-17) were studie
d a) in protic medium (boiling deuteroacetic acidic) and b) under reductive
(with sodium borodeuteride in boiling acetic acid, or with sodium borohydr
ide in boiling deuteroacetic acid) conditions.