Rotundifolinol, a new 1,3-diarylpropan-2-ol from bark of Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia

Abstract

A new 1,3-diarylpropan-2-ol, named rotundifolinol (1), has been isolated from the bark of Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis and comparison with related compounds.

Keywords:

• var.
• Lauraceae
• 1,3-Diarypropan-2-ol
• Rotundifolinol

Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by grant 30125044 from the National Natural Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth, and also partly funded by the “Foundation for Returned Scholars from Abroad” provided by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Personnel, and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The authors are grateful to Professor F.-W. Xin, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences for identification of the plant material. The NMR and the mass spectra were obtained from the “SIMM-NMR, MS Services”. The staff of both services are gratefully acknowledged. Thanks are also due to Professor J.-P. Zuo for biological tests.