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To probe the organic constituents of over 2000-year-preserved Populus euphratica found in an ancient tomb, a chemical investigation was undertaken, which led to the isolation of a new compound, 2-(4′-hydroxy-3′-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetamide (1), together with 12 known compounds (2–13) by column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. It is the first time that compounds 2–13 were isolated from this plant.
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This work was supported by the fund of Chinese Natural Science (40403014). The authors wish to thank the members of the analytical group of the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for spectral measurements.
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 7–9, January–February, 2008.
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Luo, JR., Jiang, HE., Zhao, YX. et al. Components of the heartwood of Populus euphratica from an ancient tomb. Chem Nat Compd 44, 6–9 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-008-0003-2
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