Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
The trunk wood of the central Brazilian Ocotea aciphylla contains two hydrobenzofuranoid and three bicyclo3.2.1]octanoid neolignans. The former comprise a novel representative of the rare ferrearin (3a-allyl-2-aryl-7a-hydroxy-3-methyl-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydro-7-oxobenzofuran) type.