COUMARINS AND FERULOL ESTERS FROM CACHRYS SICULA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85511-9

Key Word Index-Cachrys sicula; Umbelliferae; furocoumarins; (-)-sprengelianin; ferulol esters. (-)-Sprengelianin, (-)-prantschimgin and other minor coumarins were isolated from the roots and/or the umbels of Cachrys sicula.The roots also afforded the monoterpene hydroxyaldehyde ferulol esterified to angelic, tiglic and senecioic acids.The (-)-enantiomer of sprengelianin (2'S) had not been reported previously.The coumarins saxalin and pabulenol and the aromatic aldehyde 2,3,4-trimethylbenzaldehyde were also identified but these substances are presumably artefacts.