Abstract
The bulbs of
Scilla nervosa have yielded three novel compounds, 5,7-dimethoxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 5,7-dimethoxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one and the known compounds 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one, (
E)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)chroman-4-one, (
E)-resveratrol and (
E)-3,3′,5-trihydroxy-4′-methoxystilbene (rhapontigenin).