Pedrolane, a Polycyclic Diterpene Scaffold Containing a Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane System, from Euphorbia pedroi

Pedrolide (1), a diterpenoid with an unprecedented carbon skeleton, pedrolane, containing a bicycle[2.2.1]­heptane system, is reported. This structural feature is hypothesized to involve an intramolecular cyclization, via Michael addition, and a ring contraction, via 1,2-alkyl shift or a Pinacol rearrangement of rings A and B, from a tigliane-type 5/7/6/3-tetracyclic ring precursor. The structure of 1 was established using spectroscopic techniques, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and ab initio calculations. Pedrolide reversed multidrug resistance mediated by P-glycoprotein.