The phytochemical examination of the polar constituents of Sambucus ebulus L. leaves led to the identification of patrinoside (1) and of a new diglycoside iridoid, patrinoside-aglycone-11-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2'-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranoside] (trivially named as sambuloside) (2). Both of these structures have been assigned by spectroscopic means (NMR and MS).
Keywords: NMR and MS; Sambucus ebulus L.; iridoid glycosides; patrinoside; sambuloside.