Isolation of New Alkylthiosulfides from the Essential Oil and Extracts from the Bark of Scorodophloeus zenkeri Harms

Abstract

2,3,5-trithiahexane, 2,3,4,6-tetrathiaheptane, 2,4,5,7-tetrathiaoctane, two pentathianonanes, 2,4,5,7,9-pentathiadecane and two hexathiaundecanes were isolated from the essential oil and extracts from the bark of Scorodophloeus zenkeri Harms. Four other thioalkanes were found in small amounts in the essential oil.