The aerial parrs of Cluytia richardiana yielded two new labdane-type d
iterpenoids, named cluytene A [3] and cluytene B [4]. The structural a
ssignments and relative stereochemistry of both compounds were establi
shed from 2D nmr spectral data and by X-ray crystallographic analysis.
Furthermore, cluytene B [4] was found to undergo a peculiar eliminati
on reaction when treated with 1,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-5-ene to gi
ve the highly conjugated produce 5.