Three different types of ring C-seco limonoids, 3-O-acetylohchinolal,
ohchinolide C and nimbolidin F, were isolated as insect antifeedants f
rom Melia toosendan along with three known limonoids, salannin, azadir
one and acetyltrichilenone, and a known protolimonoid, 20, 21, 22, 23-
tetrahydro-23-oxotrichilenone. Their structures were elucidated by spe
ctroscopic studies and their antifeedant properties were examined with
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