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showed HMBC correlations to another methine resonance <strong>and</strong> one quartenary carbon<br />

resonance at δC 47.90 <strong>and</strong> δC 38.07, which were then attributed to C-5 <strong>and</strong> C-4,<br />

respectively.<br />

The quartenary carbon resonance at δC 39.86 (C-8) showed correlations to two tertiary<br />

methyl resonances at δH 1.35 <strong>and</strong> δH 0.78 which were assigned as 3H-27 <strong>and</strong> 3H-26,<br />

respectively. The 3H-27 methyl resonance was then used to assign the quaternary<br />

carbon resonance <strong>of</strong> C-14 <strong>and</strong> the methylene resonance <strong>of</strong> C-15 to δ 41.35 <strong>and</strong> δ 28.21<br />

due to HMBC correlations.<br />

The C-19 carbon resonance showed HMBC correlations to two methyl resonances at δH<br />

1.19 <strong>and</strong> δH 0.92 (d, J = 7.8 Hz), which were then attributed to 3H-29eq <strong>and</strong> 3H-30eq<br />

respectively. The two methyl groups were distinguished as the resonance at δH 0.92 was<br />

a doublet <strong>and</strong> had to be situated at C-20, which was assigned to δC 41.73 because <strong>of</strong> a<br />

HMBC correlation to 3H-29 <strong>and</strong> 3H-30. The H-18 methine resonance could also be<br />

assigned because <strong>of</strong> a HMBC correlation to C-19.<br />

In addition to the HMBC correlation to C-8, 3H-26 showed correlations to the carbon<br />

resonances at δC 32.68 <strong>and</strong> δC 46.79 which were then assigned to C-7 <strong>and</strong> C-9<br />

respectively. The distinction between the two was made as δC 32.68 was a methylene<br />

carbon resonance <strong>and</strong> δC 46.79 was a methine carbon resonance. The C-9 carbon<br />

resonance in turn was used to assign 3H-25, the remaining methyl resonance as C-9<br />

showed HMBC correlations to it. The 3H-25 methyl resonance then showed a HMBC<br />

correlation to δC 41.09 which was then attributed to C-1.<br />

The carboxylic acid carbon resonance at δC 180.88 <strong>and</strong> the two olefinic carbon<br />

resonances at δC 127.95 <strong>and</strong> δC 138.66 showed correlations to H-18 <strong>and</strong> were assigned to<br />

C-28 <strong>of</strong> the carboxylic acid group <strong>and</strong> C-12 <strong>and</strong> C-13 <strong>of</strong> the double bond. The quaternary<br />

carbon atom, C-17 was assigned to a resonance underneath the solvent peak due to a<br />

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