A new natural naphtho[1,2-b]furan from the leaves of Cassia fistula

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2013 Nov;15(11):1210-3. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2013.812077. Epub 2013 Jul 4.

Abstract

A new naphtho[1,2-b]furan, 2,9-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-4-methylnaphtha[1,2-b]furan-3(2H)-one (1), along with 10 known compounds vanillic acid (2), naringenin (3), glyceryl-1-tetracosanoate (4), moracin J (5), 1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (6), esculetin (7), mauritianin (8), kaempferol 3-neohesperidoside (9), β-sitosterol (10), and β-daucosterol (11), was isolated from the leaves of Cassia fistula. The structure of the new compound was determined by NMR and X-ray analysis. Compounds 1, 3, 5-9 were isolated from this plant for the first time. The naphtha[1,2-b]furan was firstly isolated from the natural resources.

MeSH terms

  • Cassia / chemistry*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Kaempferols / chemistry
  • Kaempferols / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry
  • Naphthalenes / isolation & purification*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Sitosterols / chemistry
  • Sitosterols / isolation & purification

Substances

  • 2,9-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-4-methylnaphtha(1,2-b)furan-3(2H)-one
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Furans
  • Kaempferols
  • Naphthalenes
  • Sitosterols
  • gamma-sitosterol