Three was diterpenes, 6β-hydroxyferruginol (1a), formosaninol (2a), and formosanin (2b), were isolated from the heartwood of Juniperus formosana HAY. var. concolor HAY. The structure of formosaninol was deduced to be a dimeric ferruginol with 6-O-7' and 7-O-6' linkages on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical evidence. Formosanin was a dimethyl ether of formosaninol. 6α-Hydroxy-7-oxoferruginol can be converted to 6α- and 6β-hydroxyferruginols, 6-oxoferruginol and formosaninol by lithium aluminum hydride reduction and acidification. The structure of 6β-hydroxyferruginol isolated from Cryptomeria japonica was revised to 6α-hydroxyferruginol.
从杜松(Juniperus formosana HAY. var. concolor HAY)的心材中分离出了三种二萜,即 6β-hydroxyferruginol (1a)、formosaninol (2a) 和 formosanin (2b)。根据光谱分析和
化学证据,推断出
福尔马林醇的结构是一种具有 6-O-7' 和 7-O-6' 连接的二聚
铁杉醇。
福尔马林是
福尔马林醇的二
甲醚。6α-Hydroxy-7-oxoferruginol 可通过
氢化铝锂还原和酸化转化为 6α- 和 6β-hydroxyferruginols、6-oxoferruginol 和 formosaninol。从隐花中分离出的 6β-hydroxyferruginol 的结构被修正为 6α-hydroxyferruginol 。