8β-Ethoxyeremophil-3,7(11)-diene-8α,12;6α,15-diolide
The title compound, C17H20O5, an eremophilane sesquiternoid, was isolated from the roots of Ligularia lapathifolia.The molecule contains four fused rings of which the six-membered ring A adopts a half-chair Doors conformation, the six-membered ring B adopts a chair conformation, the five-membered ring C is almost planar (r.m.s.deviation = 0.015Q