Oblongifolinol, a new long chain diol from bark of Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia

Abstract

A new long chain linear diol, named oblongifolinol (1), was isolated from the bark of Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia. The structure and relative configuration of the new metabolite was chemically characterized by spectroscopic methods and comparison with related model compounds, whereas the absolute stereochemistry of 1 was determined by the modified Mosher's method.

Keywords:

• Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia
• Lauraceae
• Diol
• Oblongifolinol

Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the grant 30125044 from National Natural Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth. The authors are grateful to Professor F.-W. Xin, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences for identification of the plant material. The staff of both services are gratefully acknowledged.