CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS FROM THE CHLOROFORM EXTRACT OF THE ROOT OF CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA (LINN.), ASCLEPIDACEAE

Abstract

    From the root of Calotropis gigantea, six compounds were isolated: 12-O-benzoyllineolon(1), 12-O-benzoyldeacetylmetaplexigenin (2), calotropone (3), 2,3-dimethoxyphenol (4), 2,5-dimethoxyphenol (5), 2-formyl-5-hydroxymethylfuran (6). The chemical structure of thesecompounds were elucidated by their NMR spectra and comparison with references.