Sesquiterpenes from pernettya furens

The novel sesquiterpene carboxylic acids, pernetic acid A-E, a new sesquiterpene alcohol pernetol, a new sesquiterpene aldehyde, pernetal, and pernetic acid A methyl ester, were isolated from the aerial parts of Pernettya furens. The structures were established by spectral and X-ray analysis. Pernetic acids D and E have a novel cis hydrindane skeleton presuming the oxidative modification from the cadalane skeleton.