Further mulinane and azorellane diterpenoids isolated from Mulinum crassifolium and Azorella compacta

Molecules. 2014 Mar 28;19(4):3898-908. doi: 10.3390/molecules19043898.

Abstract

The new mulinane diterpenoids 1 and 2 were isolated from the EtOAc extract of Mulinum crassifolium, while the rearranged mulinane 5, which was isolated for the first time from a natural source, was isolated from Azorella compacta. Compounds 1-2 were prepared by semi-synthesis thorough acetylation of the diterpene 17-acetoxymulinic acid (3). A mechanism of reaction was proposed, while the structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analysis and computational methods.

MeSH terms

  • Apiaceae / chemistry*
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Plant Extracts
  • azorellane
  • mulinane