genes were identified from the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana. 1 possesses an
unprecedented 11–6–5 tricyclic ring system, while 2 contains a characteristic 5–5–5–6–5
pentacyclic ring system. Their structures were determined by extensive NMR spectroscopy,
chemical derivatization, and X-ray crystallography. The variable-temp NMR measurement of
3, a diepoxy-bearing derivative of 1, enables us to completely assign the NMR signals of the …