Grasshopper ketone 3-O-primveroside (1) White amorphous powder; â 83.5 (c 1.00, MeOH); UV (MeOH) Î» max (log Ïµ) 232 (4.09) nm; IR (KBr) Î½ max 3450, 1945, 1673, 1392, 1250, 1168 cm â 1; 1 H NMR (500 MHz) and 13 C NMR (125 MHz) spectral data, see Table 1; FAB-MS m/z 541 [M+Na] + and 517 [M â H] â ; HR-FAB-MS m/z 541.2261 [M+Na] + (calcd for C 24 H 38 O 12 Na +, 541.2255).
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