Crystal structure of erioflorin isolated fromPodanthus mitiqui(L.)

Abstract

The title compound, erioflorin, C19H24O6[systematic name: (1aR,3S,4Z,5aR,8aR,9R,10aR)-1a,2,3,5a,7,8,8a,9,10,10a-decahydro-3-hydroxy-4,10a-dimethyl-8-methylidene-7-oxooxireno[5,6]cyclodeca[1,2-b]furan-9-yl methacrylate], is a tricyclic germacrane sesquiterpene lactone, which was isolated fromPodanthus mitiqui(L.). The compound crystallizes in the space groupP212121, and its molecular structure consists of a methacrylic ester of a ten-membered ring sesquiterpenoid annelated with an epoxide and a butyrolactone. The structure is stabilized by one intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond. An O—H...O hydrogen bond and further C—H...O interactions can be observed in the packing.