Structural elucidation of a new triquinane
sesquiterpenoid, presilphiperfolane-7α,8α-diol, 1a, isolated from Pulicaria vulgaris, was
accomplished by combining solvent-induced removal of chemical shift
degeneracy and computational (DFT-GIAO) prediction of NMR spectra
with the analysis of 1H NMR splitting patterns. In addition
to extensive NMR experiments (in 10 different solvents), MS, and FTIR,
the identity of 1a was also confirmed by chemical transformations.
The applied approach can facilitate structural elucidation of organic
molecules and decrease the probability of an erroneous identification,
permitting an unambiguous stereochemical elucidation and full NMR
assignment. The pharmacological/toxicological profile of 1a was evaluated in several different models.