Chemical and spectral data about the behavior of the oxazolidine ring of atisine and veatchine in hydrogen-bonding and non-hydrogen-bonding solvents are presented. The steric effect of the C (l6) methyl group on closure of the normal-and iso-type oxazolidine ring in various derivatives of atisine, veatchine, cuauchichicine, and garryfoline has been studied by'Q NMFt spectroscopy. The normal-type oxazolidine ring of veatchine-related ...