Rm. Carman et al., 2,9-DIHYDROXY-1,8-CINEOLE AND 2,10-DIHYDROXY-1,8-CINEOLE - 2 NEW POSSUM URINARY METABOLITES, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 47(8), 1994, pp. 1509-1521
2,9-Dihydroxy-1,8-cineole (7a) and the corresponding 2,10-dihydroxy co
mpound (8a) are present in the urine of brushtail possums fed a diet e
nhanced with 1,8-cineole (1). Chemical syntheses of these two novel me
tabolites are described.