Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 1988, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 54-60.

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Studies on Chemical Ingredients of Fruit of Alpinia Galanga, (L.) Swarts(Ⅱ) -Four Esters and Their Hydrolysis

Xue Dunyuan1, Sheng Fenling1, Song Maosen1, Chen Ning1, Li Zhaolin1, Chen Yaozu(Y. Z. Chen)2   

  1. 1. Instrumental Analysis and Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou;

    2. Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou
  • Received:1987-02-04 Online:1988-04-24 Published:2011-09-09

Abstract: Four esters have been isolated from a Chinese medicinal herb, fruit of Alpinia galanga(L.) Swarts, and identified as 1'-acetoxychavicol acetate(1), trans-p-acetoxycinnamyl acetate(2), 1'-acetoxyeugenol acetate(3), and trans-3'-acetoxytsoeugenol acetate(4). Among them compound 2 has not been reported in literature and compound 4 has nor been found in natural product before. Compound 1 and 3 were hydrclysed rapidly in boiling wacerinto 1'-hydroxychavicol acetate(5), tians-p-acetoxycinudmic alcnhol (6), 1'-hydroxyeugenol acetate (7) and trans-3' - hydroxyisoeueugenol acetate(8) respectively. The mechanism of these hydrolyses is discussed. The mass spectrometric fragmentations of these compounds are proposed.

Key words: Alpinia galanga swarts, Hydrolysis, Ester