Characterisation of 24-nor-triterpenoids occurring in sediments and crude oils by comparison with synthesized standards
摘要:
A series of 24-nor-triterpenoids; 24-nor-urs-12-ene, 24-nor-olean-12-ene and 24-nor-lupane have been identified in sediments and crude oils by comparison with standards obtained by synthesis. A further suite of 24-nor-oleanenes has also been identified by comparison with the acid-catalysed rearrangement products of 24-nor-olean-12-ene. The presence of these components in sedimentary organic matter points to an important new pathway of terrigenous triterpenoid diagenesis.
Characterisation of 24-nor-triterpenoids occurring in sediments and crude oils by comparison with synthesized standards
摘要:
A series of 24-nor-triterpenoids; 24-nor-urs-12-ene, 24-nor-olean-12-ene and 24-nor-lupane have been identified in sediments and crude oils by comparison with standards obtained by synthesis. A further suite of 24-nor-oleanenes has also been identified by comparison with the acid-catalysed rearrangement products of 24-nor-olean-12-ene. The presence of these components in sedimentary organic matter points to an important new pathway of terrigenous triterpenoid diagenesis.
While β-boswellic acid is very readily available by extraction from frankincense resin, the accessibility of α-boswellic from the resin involved great effort and tedious purification procedures. Alternatively, a partial synthesisfrom readily available oleanolic acid was developed, the key steps of which are a reduction of the carboxyl group C-28 furnishing a methyl group, followed by palladium-assisted