S. Gibbons et al., NMR spectroscopy, x-ray crystallographic, and molecular modeling studies on a new pyranone from Haloxylon salicornicum, J NAT PROD, 63(6), 2000, pp. 839-840
A new pyranone, 5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-4H-pyran-4-one (1), was isolated from t
he aerial parts of the desert shrub Haloxylon salicornicum. The structure w
as elucidated by X-ray structural analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spec
trometry. The monoacetate was also prepared, and molecular modeling studies
and full NMR data were recorded.