. Can. J. Chem. 59, 2150Chem. 59, (1981. The isolation and structure determination of the "cybrodins", a new group of sesquiterpenoids produced by a new strain of the bird's nest fungus Cyathus bulleri, is reported. Cybrodol(3), isocybrodol(4), cybrodal (5), trisnorcybrodolide (6), and cybrodic acid (7) may be classified as seco-illudalane sesquiterpenes. The evidence leading to the structural assignments is presented, along with chemical correlations among the cybrodins. The possible mode of biogenesis is discussed. Pterosin-C (13), a known norsesquiterpene, and 3-methyllumichrome (17) were also isolated. Small quantities of a new sesquiterpenoid, broderol, believed to possess structure 21, were obtained on two occasions. WILLIAM A. AYER and ROBERT H. MCCASKILL. Can. J. Chem. 59,2150Chem. 59, (1981. On rapporte la separation et la determination de la structure des "cybrodines", un nouveau groupe de sesquiterpenes produits par une nouvelle deformation du champignon des nidsd'oiseaux: le Cyarhus bulleri. On peut classifier le cybrodole (3), I'isocybrodole (4), le cybrodale (S), le trisnorcybrodolide (6) et I'acide cybrodique (7) comme des sesquiterpenes du type seco-illudalane. On prtsente des donnees qui permettent d'attribuer des structures ainsi que les correlations chimiques entre les cybrodines. On discute du mode possible de biogenkse. On a egalement isole la pterosine-C (13) un norsesquiterpenes connu ainsi que la methyl-3 lumichrome (17). On a obtenu a deux reprises des petites quantites de broderol, un nouveau sesquiterpene qui posskderait la structure 21.[Traduit par le journal]Some time ago we reported the isolation and we describe the total syntheses of the cybrodins. The ethyl acetate soluble metabolites were divided 'Stock cultures of the strain used previously no longer produced 1 or the triol.into neutral and acidic components by extraction 4The compounds are named in honor of Harold J. Brodie, with aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The metabolites Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, the discoverer of were further separated by chromatography over this species of Cyathus. Sephadex LH-20 (this separates the metabolites