2D NMR Investigation of Dynamic Equilibrium of Tautomers of Gossypol

Gossypol was obtained as an yellow platelike crystal with m.p. 210-214o . In CDCl3 there were three tautomers of gossypol: I aldehyde, II lactol,III ketal , in equilibrium .Their total H 1 NMR spectra were assigned by means of 1D and 2D NMR techniques including 1H-1H cosy , DEPT , HMQC (1H Detected Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence) and HMBC (1H Detected Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Connectivity) experiments . This paper first reported that we took use of the 2D NMR t…