Isolation of 3-n-Butyl Phthalide & Sedanenolide from Apium graveolens Linn.

Abstract

Phytochemical studies of apium graveolens extract resulted in the isolation of two phthalide compounds, 3-nbutylphthalide and sedanenolide using column chromatography. Both the compounds have been purified by gas chromatography and found out to be 89.65% and 80.5%. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectral data analysis(UV, FT-IR, 1 HNMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectrum) and chemical methods. © 2011 IGJPS. All rights reserved.