An arylbenzofuran and four isoflavonoids from the roots of Erythrina poeppigiana

An arylbenzofuran, erypoegin F and four isoflavonoids, erypoegins G-J, together with six known compounds were isolated from the roots of Erythrina poeppigiana, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Erypoegin F is a rare 2-arylbenzofuran possessing a formyl group from a natural source, and erypoegin I is the first naturally occurring isoflavonoid with a 2-oxo-3-methylbutyl group.     

Further chemical constituents from Sinningia canescens and S. leucotricha (Gesneriaceae)

Four new compounds were isolated from the tubers of Sinningia canescens and S. leucotricha: one naphthoquinone, 7-methoxy-8-hydroxy-α-dunnione (1); two arylbenzofurans, sinningial A (2) and B (3); and one sesquiterpene, 11-epi-subergorgiol (4). Seventeen additional known compounds were isolated and identified. The structures of all compounds were determined by spectroscopic and MS analysis.