Methyl 4-(geranyloxy)-3-hydroxybenzoate (6), previously unreported, ha
s been identified from the New Zealand liverwort Trichocolea hatcheri.
Four new related 3-hydroxybenzoates 7-10 were also found, with a carb
onyl at C-5 of the geranyl group and various double bond arrangements.
Two known geranyl phenyl ethers 1 and 3, found in other Trichocolea s
pecies, were also identified.