I want to know how to screen plant materials for the presence of xanthones and benzophenones. This will help me start with a research project on plant species in the Philippines which are xanthone-rich, aside from Garcinia mangostana.
Obviously it is possible. I'm agreed with @Seema Kumari. This separation can be done easily by running thin layer chromatography (TLC) using silica gel. The solvent system can be set by Chloroform and Benzene and the observation should be done under ultraviolet lights with an indicator of a known band of xanthones or benzophenones.
yes, it can be detected and separated by TLC on silica gel, using chloroform-acetic acid (4:1), choloroform-benzene (7:3) or chloroform-ethyl acetate (vaying proportion) and observed under UV lights with or withput ammonia or by using phenolic spray.
Obviously it is possible. I'm agreed with @Seema Kumari. This separation can be done easily by running thin layer chromatography (TLC) using silica gel. The solvent system can be set by Chloroform and Benzene and the observation should be done under ultraviolet lights with an indicator of a known band of xanthones or benzophenones.