title: Corsifurans A-C, 2-arylbenzofurans of presumed stilbenoid origin from Corsinia coriandrina (Hepaticae).
abstract: Chemical investigation of the diethyl ether extract from the liverwort Corsinia coriandrina resulted in the isolation of a new 2-arylbenzofuran compound called corsifuran A. The structure was identified by spectroscopic techniques and confirmed by synthesis. Two minor constituents of similar structure, and two related stilbenoids and a bibenzyl were identified by comparison of the mass spectra and GC retention indices with authentic samples. Due to the similarity in substitution patterns a stilbenoid origin of the corsifurans is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany. s.von.reuss@web.de
authors.forename: Stephan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: von Reuss
authors.forename: Wilfried A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: König
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; C495497:corsifuran A; C495496:corsifuran B; C495495:corsifuran C