FERPRENIN, A PRENYLATED COUMARIN FROM FERULA COMMUNIS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(88)84130-X

Key Word Index-Ferula communis; Umbelliferae; prenylated coumarins; ferprenin; ferulenol.The structure of ferprenin, a prenylated coumarin from Ferula communis, has been established from spectral data, and by synthesis from E,E-farnesal and 4-hydroxycoumarin.Ferprenin could also be obtained from ferulenol, the major constituent of the plant investigated, by a Cr(6+)-mediated oxidative cyclization, for which a possible mechanism is proposed.