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Neoclerodane diterpenoids from Scutellaria pontica
Seven novel neoclerodane diterpenoids, scupontins A-G, have been isolated from the Me2CO
extract of the aerial parts of Scutellaria pontica (1-7), together with the known neoclerodanes
scutalbin A and scutalpin M. Structures 1-7 were established by exhaustive NMR spectroscopic
studies and chemical transformations. Scupontins A-D(1-4, respectively) and scupontins E
(5)andF(6) possess unusual [(3¢S,3¢¢S)-3¢-[(3¢¢-acetoxybutyryl)oxy]butyryloxy and [(3¢S,3¢¢S,3¢¢¢S)-
3¢-[[3¢¢-[(3¢¢¢-hydroxybutyryl)oxy]butyryl]oxy]butyryl]oxy substituents, respectively, attached to
the C-19 position of the neoclerodane framework. In the case of the 6R,7â-dibenzoate derivative
7 (scupontin G) its absolute configuration was established by the CD exciton chirality method.We thank Dr. A. Rivera and Dr.
J. A. Hueso, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
(Centro de Investigación Básica, Madrid), for the mass
spectra. This work was supported by funds from
MURST and CNR (Italy), DGICYT (Spain, grants
PB93-0154 and PB94-0104), and the bilateral project
CNR-CSIC between ICTPN (Italy) and Instituto de
QuÃmica Orgánica (Spain).Peer reviewe