“…22 The 1 H-and 13 C NMR spectra (Table 1) of the side chain attached at C-9 of compound 1 were comparable to those of another labdane diterpene, platyclolactonic acid and its methyl ester. 23 The presence of the β-methyl-α,β-unsaturated butyro-γ-lactone moiety was established from its UV, IR, 1 H-and 13 C NMR spectral data. Careful scrutiny of 1 H NMR data for H-3 (a carbinol methine proton appeared at δ 3.13, dd, J = 4.8, 9.6 Hz) and H-12 (a lactonized carbinol methine proton appeared at δ 4.72, brd, J = 10.5 Hz) clearly revealed the respective stereochemistry of C-3 and C-12 -both the methine protons (H-3 and H-12) lie below the plane, thereby, establishing configurations for these positions as 3S and 12S.…”