Main observation and conclusion
Fifteen 5,9-epoxygrayanane diterpenoids (1-15) including fourteen new ones,epoxymicranthols A—N (1-14),were isolated from the leaves extract of Rhododendron micranthum.Their structures were elucidated via extensive spectroscopic methods and 13C NMR-DP4+ analysis,and the absolute configurations of 1,3-10,14,and 15 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analy-sis.Epoxymicranthols A—C (1-3) represent the first examples of 14α-hydroxygrayanane diterpenoids,and epoxymicranthols C—F(3-6) are the first examples of 10β-hydroxy-5,9-epoxygrayanane diterpenoids.