A Diterpenoid with a New Modified Abietane Skeleton from
Salvia palaestina Ahmed A. Hussein and Benjamı´n Rodrı´guez
Instituto de Quı´mica Orga´nica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain Reprint requests to Prof. Dr. B. Rodrı´guez.
E-mail: iqor107@iqog.csic.es
Z. Naturforsch.55b,233Ð234 (2000);
received November 16, 1999
Salvia palaestina, Labiatae, Diterpenoid, 2,3-seco- 19(453)-abeo-abietane Derivative, Salvipalolide
A diterpenoid, salvipalolide, possessing a new modified abietane skeleton has been isolated from Salvia palaestina. Its structure [12,14-dihy- droxy-7-oxo-2,3-seco-19(453)-abeo-4(18),8,11,13- abietatetraen-2,11-olide] was established by spec- troscopic means.