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The triterpenes 8,14-
seco-oleana-8(26),13-dien-3
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middle">-ol (
1) and its acetyl derivative
2 were isolated fro
m Stevia viscida and
Stevia eupatoria,respectively. Their structures were elucidated by 2D NMR, including carbon-carbon connectivity experi
ments, and confir
med by X-ray diffractionanalysis of ketone
3. The absolute configuration was deter
mined by NMR analysis of the Mosher esters of
1. The biogenetic i
mplications ofthe new substances are discussed.