Isolation and Crystal Structure of 1′,4′-Trans-diol of Abscisic Acid

1 ′,4′-Trans-diol of abscisic acid was isolated from botrytis cinerea as a colorless crystal. The molecular and crystal structures have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in orthorhombic system, space group P212121 with a = 6.724(3), b = 17.559(6), c =12.265(2) (A), a = β = y = 90°, V = 1448.1(8) (A)3, Z = 4, Dx = 1.222 g/cm3, F(000) = 576 and μ(MoKa) = 0.087 mm-1. The final R = 0.0628 and wR = 0.1604 for 2501 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0160 and 1679 observed reflections with I ＞2σ(Ⅰ). There are three intermolecular hydrogen bonds in a unit cell.