Natural Products Research Group, School of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa. coombes@nu.ac.za
Abstract:
An investigation of the seeds of the Madagascan Meliaceae Quivisia papinae has yielded quivisianthone, a novel evodulone group limonoid, together with the known azadiradione and two novel derivatives: 6 alpha-hydroxyazadiradione and 7-deacetyl-7-angeloyl-6 alpha-hydroxyazadiradione. Quivisianthone is the first reported evodulone group limonoid possessing both a ring A lactone and an azadiradione-type ring D.