Crystal structure of taxodione isolated from Taxodium ascendens (B.)

Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2017 Jun 30;73(Pt 7):1102-1104. doi: 10.1107/S205698901700946X. eCollection 2017 Jul 1.

Abstract

The title compound [systematic name: (4bS)-4-hy-droxy-2-isopropyl-4b,8,8-trimethyl-4b,5,6,7,8,8a-hexa-hydro-phenanthrene-3,9-dione], C20H26O3, is an abietane-type diterpene, which was isolated from Taxodium ascendens (B.). In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming supra-molecular chains propagating along the [001] direction.

Keywords: Taxodium ascendens; crystal structure; taxodione.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province grant 2016-ZJ-908. National Natural Science Foundation of China grant grant 81573561.