A Macrocyclic Dimeric Diterpene with a C2 Symmetry Axis
- 12 August 2013
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 15 (18), 4658-4661
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol401890v
Abstract
An unprecedented macrocyclic dimeric diterpene containing a C2 symmetry axis was isolated from Acacia schaffneri . This compound, named schaffnerine, was characterized as (5S,7S,8R,9R,10S,17S,5'S,7'S,8'R,9'R,10'S,17'S)-7,8:7,17':16,17:17,7':7',8':16',17'-hexaepoxy-7,8-seco-7',8'-seco-dicassa-13,13'-diene (1) from its spectroscopic data. Comparison of its experimental vibrational circular dichroism spectrum with that calculated using density functional theory, at the B3LYP/DGDZVP level, assigned its preferred conformation and absolute configuration. The latter was confirmed by evaluation of the Flack and Hooft parameters obtained after single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.Keywords
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