Iridoids in equatorial and tropical flora.
The leaves of Tecoma chrysantha Jacq. a tree of the tropics, contain together with 6-epiaucubin ( 1), a less polar iridoid 2. Chemical and spectroscopical data demonstrated that 2 contains a residue of 1 esterified by 8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid ( 3), a rare monoterpenic product.
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Centro C.N.R. per lo Studio della Chimica delle Sostanze Organiche Naturali - Istituto di Chimica Organica dell' Università di Roma.
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