Flavokavain B from the rhizome of Alpinia mutica Roxb

• Main Authors: Sirat, Hasnah Mohd, Jani, Nor Akmalazura, Hazni, Hazrina, Awang, Khalijah, Ng, Seik Weng
• Format: Article
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12039/; https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810041395

The title compound [systematic name: (E)-1-(2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one], C17H16O4, has an aromatic ring at both ends of the -CH= CH-C(=O)-fragment with the -CH= CH-bond in a trans configuration. The phenyl ring is nearly coplanar with this fragment [dihedral angle 4.8 (3)...