STUDY OF CONFORMATIONAL PREFERENCES OF ERYTHRO-CAROLIGNAN E ASSESSED BY THE COUPLING BETWEEN H7'-H8' IN DIFFERENT NMR SOLVENTS
<p><em>Erythro</em>-carolignan E (<strong>1</strong>) has been obtained from the ethanol extract of the wood bark of <em>Durio affinis</em> Becc. This research was conducted in order to prove that conformational preferences of compound <strong>1</strong> were solvent dependent. On the basis of <sup>1</sup>H-NMR data, the relative configuration of compound <strong>1</strong> was characterized by a coupling constant (<sup>3</sup><em>J</em><sub>HH</sub>) value of 3.3 Hz at H-7' in CDCl<sub>3</sub>. The coupling constant (<sup>3</sup><em>J</em><sub>HH</sub>) values of H-7' in compound <strong>1</strong> has changed to 4.1 Hz and 5.3 Hz in pyridine-<em>d</em><sub>5</sub> and acetonitrile-<em>d</em><sub>3</sub> respectively. As a result, the conformation of compound <strong>1</strong> at C7'-C8' has changed in different NMR solvents. In conclusion, structure of<em>erythro</em>-carolignan E that contains a dihydroxy group at C7'-C8' is able to change in different NMR solvent.</p>