A novel dimeric diarylheptanoid (E)-3-[3-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-1-enyl]-2,4,6-triphenethylpyridine (1), named officinine B, was isolated from the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance. Its structure was elucidated by spectral methods (1H NMR, 13C NMR, 1H–1H COSY, HMBC, and HR-ESI-MS).
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We thank the Research Starting Fund for the Introduction (Training) of Personnel at Wuhan Polytechnic University [2011RZ14] for financial support.
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, September–October, 2012, pp. 744–745.
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Zhao, L., Liang, J.Y. & Qu, W. A novel dimeric diarylheptanoid from the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum . Chem Nat Compd 48, 836–838 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-012-0396-9
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