Phenylpentylisatins: a novel class of alkaloids from Melochia tomentosa
Abstract
The novel alkaloids, melosatin A and B, isolated from the tumourigenic plant, Melochia tomentosa have been characterized by physical and chemical methods as 6,7-dimethoxy-4-(5-phenylpentyl)isatin (3) and 4-(5-phenylpentyl)isatin (2), respectively; the structure of (3) has been corroborated by synthesis.