Three new oleanane-type triterpenes have been isolated from the wood o
f Viburnum awabuki. Their structures have been elucidated as 3 beta,28
-dihydroxy-12-oleanene-1-one, 3 beta,28-dihydroxy-12-oleanene-11-one a
nd 13,28-epoxy-11-oleanene-3-one, respectively, by extensive analysis
of spectroscopic data including comparison of C-13 NMR data with those
of erythrodiol and some chemical transformations. The structure of 1-
oxo-erythrodiol has been confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis.
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