Two rearranged 2(3-->20)abeotaxanes were isolated from the leaves and
stems of Taxus yunnanensis, and designated as taxin B and 2-deacetylta
xin B. The structure of taxin B with a unique 6/10/6 skeleton was dedu
ced on the basis of H-1-NMR, C-13-NMR, H-1-H-1 COSY, DEFT, NOE, and ma
ss spectra and confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The struc
ture of 2-deacetyltaxin B is elucidated by analog.