| Abstract: | The horminone (C20H28O4, Mr= 332.85) was first isolated from the leaves of Rabdosia Serra (Maxim) Hara and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction method. Horminone is orthorhombic with space group P21P21P21, a=7.7186(7), b=9.5506(9), c=24.227(2) A, V=1785.9(3) A3, Z=4, Dc=1.236g/cm3, λ=0. 71073 A , μ(MoKα)=0. 085mm-1, F(000)=720. The structure was refined to R=0. 0369, wR=0.0978 for 2446 reflections with I＞2σ(Ⅰ). X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that there are three six-membered rings in the title molecule. Ring A is in the chair conformation, ring C has the structure of quinone and there are two intermolecular hydrogen bonds between two molecules. |
