Vol. 28, No. p p . 1471-1477, 1989.
P r in ted in Gr ea t Br ita in .
1989
Press
TRITERPENOIDS FROM
V.
K.
K. H AR I S C H AN D R A
P
R AS AD and J. D.
530003, India;
Organic Chemistry Laboratories, School of Chemistry, Andhra University,
University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12
of Chemistry,
Scotland, U.K.
(Received 14 July 1988)
Key Word
indica;
triterpenoids.
Abstract-A new pentacyclic triterpenoid,
hexane extract of the stem bark of
was isolated from the neutral fraction of the
indica. From the acidic fraction of the same extract four new tetracyclic
triterpenoids,
or S)-dihydroxycycloart-24E-en-26-oic acid,
or
acid,
or S)-dihydroxycycloart-24E-en-26-oic acid and
acid were
isolated. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.
INTRODUCTION
pyridine at room temperature has not been observed
previously in cycloartanes.
has
In our previous papers
triterpenoids from various parts of the Banganpalli var-
iety of indica L. In continuation of our studies
we have reported the
not been isolated previously from any part of
indica.
Compound B, mp
analysed for
Its
3) and eight methyls between 0.76 and 1.09. It formed a
monoacetate mp 267-268” 1.98 and 4.42 (H-3)]
whose IR spectrum still exhibited the presence of
cm which presumably is tertiary as it resisted
NMR spectrum displayed a multiplet at 3.18
on the triterpenoid constituents from different varieties of
M. indica, we have now investigated the stem-bark of the
Neelum variety. From this material five new and several
known triterpenoids have been isolated.
acetylation. The above data indicated that compound B
was a saturated dihydroxy pentacyclic triterpenoid.
R E SULTS AND DISCUSSION
Dehydration of
with thionyl chloride in pyridine
The neutral fraction of the n-hexane extract of M.
indica afforded several known compounds, namely
a-amyrin, sitosterol,
cycloart-24-en-26-al, the C-24 epimers of
yielded a compound, mp
identified as
which was readily
by direct com-
acetate
loartenol,
parison with the authentic sample (mmp, co-TLC and
NMR). Therefore, compound B must be one of the
20 epimers of
mmp of compound B and authentic
diol was depressed. The physical and spectral character-
istics of compound B and its acetate agree closely with
(2)
5, 63. The
the C-24 epimers of
the C-24 epimers of
and a new pentacyclic triterpenoid (3).
those of
(2a)
(2) and its acetate
The acidic fraction of the same extract on column chro-
matography gave four new tetracyclic triterpenoids (4,
6) besides mangiferonic acid, isomangiferolic acid,
mangiferolic acid and hydroxymangiferolic acid.
respectively. Therefore, compound B is
(2). The
of 2 was as-
(Table 1).
signed by comparison with taraxasterol(7)
has not been previously
reported from any part of M. indica and this is the second
report of its natural occurrence.
C o m p o u n d A , m p
at m/z 4443. Its
analysed for
displayed no
olefinic protons and showed signals for a secondary
Compound C was crystallized from
as
hydroxyl
and a cyclopropane methylene
= 4 Hz)]. The downfield shift of the two methyls (6 1.23)
3-H)], seven methyls (6
flakes mp 253-255” and analysed for
Its IR spectrum indicated the presence of
and 0.33
hydroxyl (3550
Its
NMR spectrum could not
indicated a substituted
ylation, compound A gave two products, the more polar
compound was the diol monoacetate (la) and the less
system. On
be secured due to its insolubility in common NMR
solvents. Acetylation of compound C afforded a trio1
diacetate
an acetate carbonyl (1725
(3600 Its NMR spectrum lacked olefinic pro-
tons and displayed two secondary acetates and
4.65 (both dd, and 12 Hz)] and eight methyls
mp 262-264” whose IR spectrum showed
polar compound, mp
possessing a
was a monoacetate (lb)
and a hydroxyl
terminal methylene
890
64.78 (s,
The above data suggested
the structure of compound A as
5
Compound lb is the dehydration product of la.
(60.71-1.18). The downfield shift of the two methyls
(6 1.18 and 1.16) suggested an hydroxyisopropyl group in
the molecule. The above evidence indicated that com-
pound C was a trihydroxy pentacyclic triterpenoid with a
or lupane skeleton.
Dehydration of the C-25 hydroxyl with acetic
*Au t h or t o whom correspondence should be addressed.
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