New cyclohexyl epoxide and crotepoxide were isolated from the fruits of Piper attenuatum. The structure of the new metabolite was characterized as (2-benzoyl-1, 6-epoxy-3, 4, 5,-trihydroxy cyclohexyl) methanol benzoate along with crotepoxide using spectroscopic techniques.
Keywords: Isolation, Piper attenuatum, extraction, crotepoxide, cyclohexane epoxide, characterization, chromatography, stereochemistry.