Although the title compound, C43H58O17. 0.355C(4)H(8)O(2), from Entand
rophragma cylindricum, exhibits significant disorder in its ester side
chains, it was possible to determine the absolute configurations of t
he (2S)-2-methylbutanoate and (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate sidecha
in groups by comparison with the stereochemistry of the core secotetra
nortriterpenoid skeleton.