In continuation of our studies on Murraya exotica Linn.(Syn. M. paniculata) from which we reported mexoticin1 (1), hibiscetin heptamethyl ether, 2 carbazole alkaloids, murrayazoline, mahanimbine and girinimbine, 3 we now report the structure of a new antibiotic dimeric coumarin named mexolide (2) having an unusual cyclohexene system similar to that in cyclobissuberodiene4 [thamnosin5 (3)].
![2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one,8-[2-[2-(5,7- dimethoxy-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-8-yl)-1,- 4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl]ethenyl]-5,7- dimethoxy- Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/478/77394-21-9.png)