Chemistry Department, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica;Chemical Research Department, Hoffman-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey 07110, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A novel and highly functionalized crotofolane diterpene, crotofolin E (), has been isolated from Croton corylifolius L. (Euphorbiaceae) and its stereostructure determined from spectral and X-ray crystall crystallographic analyses.