Vieillardiixanthone BThis paper is dedicated to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (King Rama IX) for his sustainable development of the country.
The title compound [systematic name: 1,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-4-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-9H-xanthen-9-one], C20H20O6, is a xanthone, which was isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp.pruniflorum.The three rings Grater in the molecule are approximately coplanar, with an r.m.s.deviation of 0.0372 (2) Å for th