From the seed-pods of Eperua purpurea (Leguminosae), several diterpeno
ids were isolated and their structures determined on the basis of spec
troscopic evidence. A new clerodane-type diterpene whose structure we
assign as (-)-cleroda-7,13E-dien-15-oic acid [2], a known clerodane (-
)-2-oxo-10alpha-cis-cleroda-3,13E-dien-15-oic acid [3], and two known
labdane compounds, (-)-7-oxolabda-8,13E-dien-15-oic acid [4] and copal
ic acid [5], were obtained.