Structural study of a new dialkylated scalarane from a Carteriospongia sp.
Abstract
The structure of a new sesterterpene metabolite isolated from an unclassified Carteriospongia sp. has been assigned from X-ray crystallographic evidence. The compound has been indentified as (20S,24S)-20-acetoxy-12β-hydroxy-20,24-dimethyl-25-norscalar-17-ene-18,24-carbolactone (4). The absolute configuration is taken to be that found for other scalaranes from Phyllospongia spp.