“…The large coupling constant (16.0 Hz) observed for signals due to H-5 and H-6 of both 1 and 5 suggested trans configuration for the C 5 =C 6 double bond. The configuration of C-7, the carbon bearing the iso -propyl group, is assumed to be S based on the large coupling constant (9.5 Hz) observed for H-6 and H-7 similar to the structurally related compound, 5 E ,7 S -isopropyl-4-methyl-10-oxo-undecen-4-olide ( 6 ) (Aasen, Hlubucek, & Enzell, 1975a; Coates, Ghisalberti, & Jefferies 1977; Demole & Enggist, 1975), and on biogenetic considerations (Aasen, Junker, & Enzell, 1975b; Zhang et al, 2003). Based on the above reasoning and the observed HMBC correlations (Figure 1), the structure of tricinonoic acid was elucidated as 5 E ,7 S -isopropyl-4-methylene-10-oxo-undec-4-enoic acid ( 1 ).…”