“…M.p. 347-348 8C (dec); NMR (400 MHz, [D 6 ]DMSO): d = 7.49 (s, 1 H; Ar-13-H), 7.19 (s, 1 H; Ar-6-H), 7.15 (dd, J = 7.6, 1.4 Hz, 2 H; olefin-16,18-H), 6.97-6.93 (m, 2 H; olefin-15,17-H), 6.92-6.86 (m, 4 H; Ar-3,4,8,9-H), 6.65 (dd, J = 7.7, 1.4 Hz, 2 H; Ar-2,10-H), 4.99 (dd, J = 6.0, 1.2 Hz, 2 H; bridgehead-5,7-H), 3.76 (s, 6 H; OCH 3 ), 3.73 ppm (s, 6 H; OCH 3 ); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, [D 6 ]DMSO): d = 153.9 (Ar-C-1,11), 147.9 (Ar-C-4a,7a), 143.2 (Ar-C-5a,6a), 141.0 (Ar-C-12a,13a), 137.7 (olefin-C-15,17/16,18), 137.4 (olefin-C-15,17/16,18), 132.9 (Ar-C-11a,14a), 125.1 (Ar-C-3,9/4,8), 117.0 (Ar-C-6), 115.8 (Ar-C-3,9/4,8), 112.4 (Ar-C-13), 110.8 (Ar-C-2,10), 87.7 (bridgehead-C-12,14), 56.2 (Ar-OCH3), 54.5 (bridgehead-OCH3), 49.1 ppm (bridgehead-C-5,7); IR (KBr pellet): ñ = 3436 (br, w), 3066 (w), 2961 (m), 2935 (m), 2833 (m), 1613 (w), 1583 (m), 1478 (s), 1439 (w), 1329 (m), 1267 (s), 1227 (w), 1212 (w), 1190 (w), 1141 (m), 1120 (w), 1105 (w), 1067 (m), 1030 (m), 942 (w), 906 (w), 793 (w), 778 (w), 755 (w), 735 (w), 698 (w), 668 (m), 636 (w), 588 (w), 564 cm À1 (w); MS (EI); m/z (%): 452 (7), 451 (32) [M + H] + , 450 (100) [M] + , 439 (5), 438 (11), 437(21), 436 (33), 435(7), 422 (5), 421 (12), 420(19), 419 (23), 418 (10), 417 (6), 407 (6), 406(8), 405 (14), 404(17), 403(15), 402(8), 401(7), 400 (5), 390 (5), 389(7), 388 (9), 387 (9), 386(7), 385 (5), 384 (5), 375 (6), 374 (6), 373 (6), 372(7), 371(6), 370 (6), 361 (5), 358 (5), 356 (5); elemental analysis calcd (%) for C 30 H 26 O 4 ·1. 5H 2 O: C 75.45, H 6.12; found: C 75.17, H 5.76.…”