Aquaticol, an unusual novel bis-sesquiterpene with a new carbon skeleton wa
s isolated from the medicinal plant Veronica anagallis-aquatica. Its struct
ure was determined by spectroscopic means and X-ray crystallographic analys
is. The biosythetic route to this bis-sesquiterpene skeleton is discussed.
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