6-Hydroxybuphanidrine and 6-hydroxypowelline have been isolated from Nerine bowdenii W. Wats. and characteriaed. Evidence is presented to show that the alkaloids are represented by structures 1 and 9, respectively. The reactions and spectroscopic properties of these alkaloids are compared with those found for 11-hydroxy analogs. Oxime derivatives of several a-carbinolamines have been prepared and a mechanism is proposed to ...