Phenolic Compounds from Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc

Abstract:

In order to understand the chemical constituents of Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc., nine phenolic compounds were isolated from the ethanol extract of its whole plants. On the basis of spectral data, they were identified as 6-acetyl-7-hydroxy-2,3-dimethylchromone (1), esculetin (2), syringaldehyde (3), 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furalclehyde (4), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (5), salicylic acid (6), trans-p-hydroxycinamic acid (7), methyl caffeate (8), transcaffeic acid (9), respectively. Compounds 1-8 were isolated from this plant for the first time.