ACYCLIC MONOTERPENES FROM THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF TAGETES-MINUTA FLOWERS

Authors
Citation
Sn. Garg et Vk. Mehta, ACYCLIC MONOTERPENES FROM THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF TAGETES-MINUTA FLOWERS, Phytochemistry, 48(2), 1998, pp. 395-396
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Plant Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
48
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
395 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1998)48:2<395:AMFTEO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The steam-distilled essential oil of T. minuta flowers afforded three new acylic monoterpene ketones identified as 3,7-dimethyloct-1-en-6-on e, 3,7-dimethyl-5-hydroxyoct-1-en-6-one and 3,7-dimethyloct-1,7-dien-6 -one along with major compounds (Z)-beta-ocimene (38.77%), dihydrotage tone (9.07%), (Z)-tagetone (7%), (Z)-ocimenone and (E)-ocimenone (20%) . (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.