Abstract
The chloroform extract of the stem bark of
Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus has yielded two ethanones; 1-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)ethanone (
I) (a new compound) and 1-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone (
II). The structures of both compounds were established by spectroscopic methods.