A new monoterpene from the bark of Eucommia ulmoides.
A new monoterpene, eucommidiol (1), was isolated from the bark of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Eucommiaceae), together with a known compound 1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydro-7-hydroxymethyl-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic methyl ester. The structure of 1 was characterized as 6,6a-di(hydroxymethyl)-3,3a,4,6a-tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]furan-2-one on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence including 2DNMR studies.
Department of Natural Products, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China.
Hui-Ming
HM
Hua
Hong-Quan
HQ
Yin
Bao-Qiang
BQ
Li
Bo
B
Hu
Yue-Hu
YH
Pei
D031283:Eucommiaceae; D006801:Humans; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008517:Phytotherapy; D024301:Plant Bark; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D039821:Monoterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes; C469764:eucommidiol