Complete assignments of 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for three new triterpenoid saponins from Ilex hainanensis Merr.

Three new oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins, ilexhainanoside C, D and E, all with 24, 28-dioic acid groups, were isolated from the leaves of Ilex hainanensis. They were 3beta-hydroxyolean-12-ene-24, 28-dioic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside(1), 3beta, 19alpha-dihydroxyolean-12-ene-24, 28-dioic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside(2) and 3beta, 29-dihydroxyolean-12-ene-24, 28-dioic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside(3). The structures of these three new compounds were elucidated and complete assignments of the (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopic data were achieved by 1D and 2D NMR experiments [heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC), HMBC and rotational nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (ROESY)]. 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.