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A grayanotox-9(11)-ene derivative from Rhododendron brachycarpum and its structural assignment via a protocol
Nguyen Quoc Tuan1, Joonseok Oh2, Hyun Bong Park3
1College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea; Phutho College of Pharmacy, Viettri City, Phutho Province, Viet Nam.
Abstract:
A growing body of evidence points to the useful roles of computational approaches in the structural characterization of natural products. Rhododendron brachycarpum has been traditionally used for the control of diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis and classified as an endangered species in Korea. A grayanotox-9(11)-ene derivative along with five known diterpenoids, were isolated from the MeOH extract of R. brachycarpum. Extensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments were conducted to establish the 2D structure and relative configuration of the grayanotox-9(11)-ene derivative. Comparison of simulated and experimental ECD spectra resulted in an inconclusive outcome to assign its absolute configuration. Alternatively, gauge-including atomic orbitals (GIAO) NMR chemical shift calculations, with support by the advanced statistical method DP4 plus, and acid hydrolysis were employed to establish its absolute configuration. This work exemplifies how NMR analysis, combined with quantum mechanics calculations, is a viable approach to accomplish structural assignment of minor abundance molecules in lieu of X-ray crystallography or chiroptical approaches.
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