Crotonpenoids A and B, Two Highly Modified Clerodane Diterpenoids with a Tricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodecane Core from Croton yanhuii: Isolation, Structural Elucidation, and Biomimetic Semisynthesis

Org Lett. 2020 Jun 5;22(11):4435-4439. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01443. Epub 2020 May 26.

Abstract

Crotonpenoids A (1) and B (2), two highly modified clerodane diterpenoids featuring a new 10-(butan-2-yl)-1,6,12-trimethyltricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodecane skeleton, were isolated from the leaves and twigs of Croton yanhuii. Their structures including the absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and biomimetic semisynthesis. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited an agonistic effect on pregnane X receptor at 10 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetic Materials / chemical synthesis*
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry
  • Biomimetic Materials / isolation & purification*
  • Croton / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism