“…°C for 7 h. After evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (1.1 X 15 cm), eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (3:1), to give a mixture (10.3 mg) of the chromenol derivative 11 and its 9-epimer: NMR (CDC13) 1.00 (3 H, d, J = 7 Hz), 1.01 (3 H, s), 1.46 (3 H, s), 2.31 (1 H, m), 3.77 (3 H, s), 3.80 (3 H, s), 4.65 (0.5 H, s), 4.66 (0.5 H, s), 4.70 (0.5 H, s), 4.72 (0.5 H, s), 5.19 (1 H, s), 5.72 (1 H, d, J = 9.9 Hz), 6.47 (1 H, s), and 6.56 (1 H, d, J = 9.9 Hz); EIMS, m/z 372 (M+), 221, 207, and 191. The mixture (8.3 mg) of 11 and 9-ep¿-ll was treated with an excess of diazomethane in an ether solution (15 mL) in the presence of silica gel (Wako gel C-300, 4 mg) at room temperature for 19 h. Evaporation of the solvent and purification by a silica gel column chromatography (1.1 X 17 cm), eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (4:1), afforded a mixture (1.8 mg) of trimethoxychromenol derivative 9 and its 9-epimer: NMR (CDC13) 1.01 (3 H, s), 1.02 (3 H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.45 (3 H, s), 3.79 (3 H, s), 3.83 (3 H, s), 3.84 (3 H, s), 4.66 (0.5 H, s), 4.67 (0.5 H, s), 4.72 (0.5 H, s), 4.73 (0.5 H, s), 5.68 (1 H, d, J -10.1 Hz), 6.47 (1 H, s), and 6.67 ( Bioassay Methods. Rabbits (2-3 kg) were sacrificed by cervical dislocation and the hearts were excised in cold Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution of the following composition (mM): NaCl, 120; KC1, 4.8; CaCl2,1.2; MgS04,1.3; KH2P04,1.2; NaHC03, 25.2; and glucose, 5.8; pH 7.4.…”