Colouring Matters of Australian Plants. II. Naphthoquinones from Diospyros hebecarpa A. Cunn

Abstract

Ether extraction of Diospyros hebecarpa A. Cunn. yields plumbagin, and two new compounds which are shown to be 5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and 1,4-diketo-5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene. The ultraviolet absorption spectra of these and related compounds are recorded, and the synthesis of 1,4,5-tri-methoxy-7-methylnaphthalene is described.