A new chromone from Ficus lyrata

A new chromone, named 5,6-dihydroxy-2-methylchromone (FL-2), along with seven known flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-7,3,3',4'-tetramethoxyflavone (FL-3), 5,4'-dihydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone (FL-4), 5,4'-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone (FL-5), 4-methoxychalcone (FL-6), 7,4'-dimethoxyapigenin (FL-7), 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-2',3',6'-trimethoxyisoflavone (FL-8 a rare flavonoid), acacetin-7-O-glucoside (FL-9) and acacetin-7-O-neohesperidoside (FL-10), and beta-sitosterol-D-glucoside (FL-1) have been isolated from the leaves of Ficus lyrata. Their structures have been established on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence (IR, UV, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR and mass spectra).