Structural characterization of Elisabatin B and Elisabatin C

X-ray structures of Elisabatin B (1) and Elisabatin C (2) have been determined. Crystal data for 1: Triclinic, P (No. 2), a = 7.528(2) Å, b = 9.404(2) Å, c = 11.414(2) Å, = 75.363(3)°, = 86.668(4)°, = 89.683(4)°, and Z = 2. Crystal data for 2: Monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14), a = 8.242(2) Å, b = 14.870(2) Å, c = 13.060(2) Å, = 101.458(3)°, and Z = 4. Both compounds are highly unsaturated leading to extended aromatic conjugation. They show different intermolecular O–HO hydrogen bonds, via which 1 forms dimers, and 2 zig-zag polymeric chains.