Rare Flavones from the Glandular Leaf Exudate of the Oxlip,Primula Elatior L

Abstract

5,6,2′,3′,6′-Pentamethoxyflavone (1), together with 3′,5′-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone (2), 2′-methoxyflavone, 3′-methoxyflavone, 3′,4′-dimethoxyflavone, 2′,5′-methoxyflavone, 3′-hydroxy-4′,5′-dimethoxyflavone, 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavone, and 3′-hydroxy-4′,5′-methylenedioxyflavone were found in the leaf exudate of the oxlip, Primula elatior (Primulaceae). The structures of flavones 1 and 2 were substantiated by 2D NMR spectroscopy.