Chemistry of Zataria multiflora (Lamiaceae)

The hexane soluble part of Zataria multiflora afforded three new aromatic c onstituents which include two p-cymene derivatives: multiflotriol (1), mult iflorol (2) and an aromatic ester of p-hydroxy benzoic acid (3). In additio n to these three new compounds, three known compounds, dihydroxyaromadendra ne, luteolin and alpha -tocopherolquinone, have also been isolated for the first time from the same source. The structures of all the isolated constit uents were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including 2D-NMR te chniques. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.