“…The 1 H NMR spectrum of 7 ( Table 1 ) exhibited three olefinic protons [ δ H 8.05 (1H, s), 7.41 (1H, s), and 6.75 (1H, s)], one methine [ δ H 1.97 (m)], and three methyls [ δ H 1.20 (s), 1.08 (s) and 0.99 (d, J = 6.5 Hz)]. According to the 1D NMR spectroscopic data, the planar structure of compound 7 showed several similarities to methyl 5a,10a-epoxy-2,12-dioxo-13 (16),14-enthalimandien18-oate ( Marcos et al, 2003 ), and the main differences were the absence of a carbethoxy group, but the presence of a carboxylic acid group ( δ C 176.6, C-18). Thus, it indicated the carbethoxy group was replaced by a carboxylic acid group in 7 , which was supported by the HMBC cross peaks from H-3 ( δ H 2.70) to C-4 ( δ C 51.0) and from H 3 -19 ( δ H 1.08) to C-4/C-5/C-18 ( Figure 1 ).…”