Summary
The structure of grilactone has been established. It corresponds to guai-1(2),13-dien-12,8-olide.
The permanganate oxidation of grilactone, isogrilactone, and dihydrogrilactone forms, together with the normal oxidation products, monooxides of the guaianolides containing a γ-oxide ring linking carbon atoms 1 and 7.
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N. P. Kir'yalov, Zh. Obshch. Khim.,34, No. 11, 3831 (1964).
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V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 446–451, July–August, 1972.
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Kir'yalov, N.P., Bukreeva, T.V. & Gindin, V.A. The structure of grilactone. Chem Nat Compd 8, 445–449 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563665
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