Three new triterpenoids, sodwanones A-C (1-3) have been isolated from
the sponge Axinella weltneri The structure of compound 1 was unambiguo
usly determined by X-ray diffraction studies. All H-1 and C-13-NMR res
onances of 1 were assigned by an extensive use of ID and 2D NMR techni
ques. The structure of 2 and 3 were determined by comparison of their
spectral data and mainly by NMR with those of 1.