A new isoflavone (1), dihydroisoderrondiol [(3"S,4"R)-5,7,3",4"-tetrahydrox
y-2",2"-dimethyl-3",4"- dihydropyrano(5",6";3",4")isoflavone] was isolated
from aerial parts of Genista corsica, together with 11 previously known com
pounds [daidzein, isoprunetin, isoderrone (2), ficuisoflavone (3), luteolin
, luteolin 4'-O-beta-glucoside, luteolin 7-O-beta-glucoside, taxifolin, 5-m
ethoxytaxifolin, sucrose, and D-pinitol]. The structure of 1 was elucidated
by spectroscopic methods.