文摘
From the dried stem of Penthorum chinense (Penthoraceae), 1-O-galloyl-4,6-(R)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP)-尾-d-glucose and 2鈥?4鈥?6鈥?trihydroxyacetophenone 4鈥?O-[4,6-(R)-HHDP]-尾-d-glucoside were isolated together with their (S)-HHDP isomers. Ellagitannins with a 4,6-(S)-HHDP-glucose moiety are widely distributed in the plant kingdom; however, 4,6-(R)-HHDP glucoses are extremely rare. Lowest-energy conformers of 1-O-galloyl-(S)- and (R)-HHDP-glucopyranoses were derived by density functional theory calculations, and the calculated 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts and the 1H鈥?sup>1H coupling constants were in agreement with the experimental values. The results revealed a conformational difference of the diastereomeric macrocyclic ester rings. In addition, a new compound, 1鈥?3鈥?5鈥?trihydroxybenzene 1鈥?O-[4,6-(S)-HHDP]-尾-d-glucoside, was also isolated.