NEW PHENOLIC DERIVATIVES FROM GALEOLA-FABERI

Seven phenolic derivatives, 2,4-bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol (1), bis[4- (beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-benzyl] (S)-(-)-2-isopropylmalate (2), bis[ 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)benzyl] (S)-(-)-2-sec-butylmalate (3), 4-h ydroxybenzyaldehyde (4), 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl-methane (5), 4-hydroxy benzyl alcohol (6), and 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl alcohol (7 ), were isolated from the rhizome of Galeola faberi for the first time . Substance 1 is a new natural compound; 2 is identical with the previ ously isolated and characterised Substance V from Galeola septentrious . It is accompanied in the plant here studied by the novel homologue 3 . Their structures were established by chemical and spectral methods.