1,11-diarylundecan-1-one and 4-aryltetralone neolignans from Virola sebifera

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 751 - 755
• Main Authors: Lopes, Lucia M.X., Yoshida, Massayoshi, Gottlieb, Otto R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 1982
• Subjects: 1-(2′,6′-dihydroxyphenyl)- 11 -phenylundecan- 1 - one; 4 - aryl - 2,3 - dimethyl - 1 - tetralones; Myristicaceae; plant biochemistry; plant physiology; seeds; Virola sebifera; Myristicaceae; Virola sebifera; 1-(2′,6′-dihydroxyphenyl)- 11 -phenylundecan- 1 - one; seeds; 4 - aryl - 2,3 - dimethyl - 1 - tetralones
• ISSN: 0031-9422; 1873-3700
• DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(82)83181-6

The seed of Virola sebifera contains besides the polyketide 1 - (2′,6′ - dihydroxyphenyl) - 11 - henylundecan - 1 - one, four neolignans: (2 S, 3 S, 4 R) - 4 - hydroxy - 2,3 - dimethyl - 5,6 - methylenedioxy - 4 - piperonyl - 1 - tetralone and its 2-epimer, as well as (2 R, 3 R, 4 S) - 4 - hydroxy - 6,7 - dimethoxy - 2,3 - dimethyl 4 - piperonyl - 1 - tetralone and its (2 R, 3 S, 4 R) - dehydroxy analogue.