One novel（named palcernuine, 1） and five known cernuane-type（2–6） alkaloids were isolated from the whole plant of Palhinhaea cernua f. sikkimensis. The structure of 1, possessing an unprecedented [5/6/6/6]-tetrac...One novel（named palcernuine, 1） and five known cernuane-type（2–6） alkaloids were isolated from the whole plant of Palhinhaea cernua f. sikkimensis. The structure of 1, possessing an unprecedented [5/6/6/6]-tetracyclic ring system containing two nitrogen atoms, was established on the basis of spectroscopic methods, and its absolute configuration was determined by comparison of the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism（ECD） spectra. A plausible biosynthetic pathway to 1 is proposed.展开更多
基金supported by NSFC grants (Nos. 21472021, 81273401, 81202420)grants from the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China (Nos. 20120071110049, 20120071120049)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2013CB530700)
文摘One novel（named palcernuine, 1） and five known cernuane-type（2–6） alkaloids were isolated from the whole plant of Palhinhaea cernua f. sikkimensis. The structure of 1, possessing an unprecedented [5/6/6/6]-tetracyclic ring system containing two nitrogen atoms, was established on the basis of spectroscopic methods, and its absolute configuration was determined by comparison of the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism（ECD） spectra. A plausible biosynthetic pathway to 1 is proposed.
