Five novel guaianoids, nardoguaianone E-I (1-5), were isolated from Nardost
achys chinensis roots. They possessed a dienone moiety in their molecules.
The relative structures were elucidated by spectral means and chemical tran
sformation, and the absolute configurations were determined using the modif
ied Mosher's method and by comparison of their CD spectra. (C) 2000 Elsevie
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