Ar. Carroll et al., Prunolides A, B, and C: Novel tetraphenolic bis-spiroketals from the Australian ascidian Synoicum prunum, J ORG CHEM, 64(8), 1999, pp. 2680-2682
Three novel tetraphenolic bis-spiroketals, prunolides A-C (1, 3, and 4) hav
e been isolated from the Australian ascidian Synoicum prunum. The structure
s were determined from NMR spectroscopic data and from an X-ray analysis of
prunolide A. The prunolides contain a unique 1,6,8-trioxadispiro[4.1.4.2]t
rideca-3,10,12-triene-2,9-dione carbon skeleton. The known compound rubroli
de A (5) was also isolated.