1. Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany, Stop No. 166, Washington, DC 20560, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Rugelia nudicaulis afforded, in addition to known compounds, three new highly oxygenated oplopanone derivatives and a bisabolone derivative. The structures were elucidated by high field 1H NMR spectroscopy. The chemotaxonomic situation is discussed briefly.