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The title compound, C16H24Br2O, was synthesized from the reaction of β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-benzocycloheptene), which was isolated from Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica). The asymmetric unit contains two independent molecules with similar conformations. Each molecule is built up from two fused seven-membered rings and an additional three-membered ring. In both molecules, one of the seven-membered rings has a chair conformation, whereas the other displays a screw-boat conformation.
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The title compound, C25H34N2O5, was synthesized from 9α-hydroxyparthenolide (9α-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-12-methylen-3, 14-dioxa-tricyclo[9.3.0.02,4]tetradec-7-en-13-one), which in turn was isolated from the chloroform extract of the aerial parts of Anvillea radiata. The molecule comprises a ten-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring with an additional epoxy ring system fused to the ten-membered ring. The five-membered ring also carries a 4-hydroxyphenyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl substituent. The ten-membered ring adopts an approximate chair–chair conformation, while the piperazine ring displays a chair conformation and the five-membered ring shows an envelope conformation with the C atom closest to the hydroxy group forming the flap. Two C atoms in the phenyl ring and the O atom of the hydroxyl group are disordered over two sites, with an occupancy ratio of 0.53 (5):0.47 (5). An intramolecular O—HN hydrogen-bond stabilizes the molecular conformation. In the crystal, C—HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into zigzag chains running along the a-axis direction.
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The title compound, C15H26O2, was synthesized from β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-benzocycloheptene), which was isolated from the Atlas cedar (cedrus atlantica). The molecule is built up from a seven-membered ring to which a six- and a three-membered ring are fused. The seven- and six-membered rings each have a twist-boat conformation. In the crystal, O—HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into zigzag chains running along the b-axis direction.