title: 2-Acetyl-3,5,5,9-tetra-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetra-hydro-5H-benzocyclo-hepten-7-one.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(22)O(2), was semi-synthesized from a mixture of α-atlantone (Z) and α-atlantone (E), which were isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (cedrus atlantica). The mol-ecule consists of fused six- and seven-membered rings. The seven-membered ring is in a screw-boat conformation.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benharref
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazoir
authors.forename: Essediya
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lassaba
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Daran
authors.forename: Moha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berraho