Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 1979 · 53 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryChemistryOrganic ChemistryAromatic PlantsEssential Oil PlantsSteroid StructureTerpenoid BiosynthesisDiterpene BiosynthesisEssential Oil AnalysisEssential Oil BiosynthesisEssential Oil ExtractionMedicinal Aromatic PlantsTerpene Compounds
The chemistry of laurenene (1), an unusual new diterpene containing three five-membered rings, one sevenmembered ring, one secondary and four tertiary methyl groups, isolated from the essential oil of D. cupressinum, is described