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7-Hydroxy-1,8-cineole (3a) and the corresponding carboxylic acid (3b)
have been isolated from the urine of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vu
lpecula: Marsupialia) fed a diet enhanced with 1,8-cineole. Chemical s
yntheses of these two novel metabolites axe described.