title: (2-Nitroethyl)benzene: a major flower scent from the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae].
abstract: (2-Nitroethyl)benzene was identified as a major component of the flower scent of the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae], together with p-methoxybenzaldehyde and methyl p-methoxybenzoate. The corresponding volatiles from chopped leaves did not contain these three compounds. This is the first time that 1-nitro-2-phenyl-ethane has been demonstrated to be a natural product among Japanese plants, although two Japanese millipedes are known to possess the same aromatics.
authors.affiliation: a Asano Active Enzyme Molecular Project, JST, ERATO , Kyoto Brunch, Kyoto, Kyoto 602-0841 , Japan.
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Yayoi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichiki
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D031983:Eriobotrya / Q000737:chemistry*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D009595:Nitroparaffins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D009595:Nitroparaffins
keywords: (2-nitroethyl)benzene; Eriobotrya japonica; flower scent; the Japanese loquat