Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1993, 58, 2737-2744
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19932737

Crystal Structure and Conformation of Ring A of 2β-Bromo-19β,28-epoxy-18α-oleanan-3-one

Jiří Novotnýa, Jaroslav Podlahab and Jiří Klinotc

a Department of Solid State Chemistry, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
b Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
c Department of Organic Chemistry, Charles University, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Abstract

The crystal structure of β-bromo-19β,28-epoxy-18α-oleanan-3-one was elucidated. The crystal is orthorhombic, P212121, a = 9.686(1), b = 14.355(2), c = 19.687(4) Å, Z = 4, R = 0.042 for 2 410 observed reflections. Rings B, C, D and E adopt the chair conformation, the five membered ether cycle in ring E occurs in the envelope form. Ring A takes the twist-boat conformation turned towards the classical boat with C2 and C5 in the stem-stern position, in contrast to the conformation in solution, which is turned in the opposite direction towards the classical boat with C3 and C10 in the stem-stern positions.