Two novel compounds (1‐2), cerioptins A−B, along with seven known compounds were isolated from the mangrove, Ceriops tagal. These new compounds were characterized as a rare ethyl‐[(2‐allyl‐2‐chloromethyl)‐2H‐1‐benzopyran]‐3‐carboxylate (1) and a novel tetraterpenoid congener of heterodimeric diterpenoid, pimara‐11‐enol‐(16→2′)‐dolabra‐1,4(18),15‐triene (2) by extensive modern spectroscopic 2D NMR [COSY (correlation spectroscopy), NOESY (Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy), HSQC (heteronuclear single‐quantum correlation), HMBC (heteronuclear multiple bond correlation)], IR (infrared) and mass data analysis. The naturally occurring new heterodimeric diterpene is derived from two new diterpenes as pimara‐11‐enol and dolabra‐1,4(18),15‐triene.
Phytochemical investigation into the CHCl extract of the fruits of Barringtonia racemosa resulted in the isolation of two new metabolites along with isoracemosol A and betulinic acid as known metabolites. The new compounds were characterised as phytosphingosine-type ceramide [(2S,3S,4R)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoyl amino]-hexacos-8(E)-ene-1,3,4-triol, 1] and racemosol E [21β-acetoxy-22α-(2-methylbutyroxy)-olean-12-ene-3β,16α,28-triol, 2] on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data analysis and chemical modifications. In addition, the self-gelating property of isoracemosol A (3) was investigated for the first time, which leads to the unexpected agglomerated porous-like morphology.
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