[Studies on the chemical constituents of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. V. Isolation and characterization of three 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone derivatives]

Abstract

Three 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone derivatives were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the alcoholic extract of Aquilaria sinensis (Lous.) Gilg. (Thymeleaceae) by silica gel chromatography. Based on spectral data (UV, IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and MS) two of them are new compounds and their structures were identified as 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(2-p-methoxyphenylethyl) chromone (2) and 6,7-dimethoxy-2-(2-p-methoxyphenylethyl) chromone (3). The known compound siolated for the first time from this plant, was identified as 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)-chromone (1).