Two new chalcones from the flowers of Clerodendrum inerme

Nat Prod Commun. 2013 Apr;8(4):459-60.

Abstract

Two new chalcones, 3-hydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxychalcone (1) and 3,2'-dihydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxychalcone (2), were isolated from the flowers of Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn together with two known flavones, 7-O-methylwogonin (3) and eucalyptin (4). The structures of the new compounds 1 and 2 have been established by extensive 2D-NMR and ESI-TOFMS studies.

MeSH terms

  • Chalcones / chemistry
  • Chalcones / isolation & purification*
  • Clerodendrum / chemistry*
  • Flowers / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Substances

  • 3,2'-dihydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxychalcone
  • 3-hydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxychalcone
  • Chalcones