Roemeria refracta of Turkish origin has yielded a new morphinandienone, (-)-noramurine [1], together with the known (-)-amurine {2} and(+)-flavinantine [3], all incorporating the S configuration at C-9. In the1H-nmr spectra of 2,3-dioxygenated morphinandienones, the most downfield resonance belongs to the aromatic H-4 on ring A. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.