Natural 4H-benzopyran-4-ones (chromones) occur more often than not as hydroxylated, methoxylated, and glycosylated derivatives, the overwhelming majority of which contain O atoms in resorcinol-like or phloroglucinol-like positions. 7-O-methyl derivatives are the most common monomethylated natural aglycons of chromones with the phloroglucinol structure whereas 7-hydroxy-5-O-methyl compounds are few and, as a rule, exist in minor amounts. ...