“…These physical data are in agreement with those reported for ugandensolide (5) (4), and the identity was confirmed (mmp, pmr, ms, tic) by comparison with an authentic sample.10 Ugandensolide (5, 10 mg) was treated overnight with acetic anhydride-pyridine (1:1, 0.5 ml). Following removal of excess reagents and crystallization from acetone, the acetylation product (7, 6 mg), mp, 103-104°, exhibited the following spectral properties, uv, max (MeOH) 212 nm (log e 3.9), ir, v max (KBr) 1770, 1760, 1390, 1370 and 1240 cm-1: pmr (CDC13) 1.04 Í6H, s, 4,4'-CH3), 1.50 (3H, s, 10-CH3), 2.07 (3H, s, -OCOCHs), 2.14 (3H, s, -OCOCH3), 2.56 Í1H, d of m, 7=12 Hz, 1-3H), 4.64 (2H, br s, 12-H2), 5.14 (1H, m, 7-H) and 5.54 (1H, m, 6-H): ms, m/e M* 350 (4%), 308 (7), 290 (26), 248 (37), 230 (3), 109 (11) and 55 (100).…”