Co-Authors:
Ravid, U., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa, 31900, Israel
Putievsky, E., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa, 31900, Israel
Katzir, I., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa, 31900, Israel
Abstract:
Natural enantiomerically pure (4R) (+)‐α‐terpineol was detected, for the first time, in the essential oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce. High enantiomeric purities of the (+)‐enantiomer (78‐88%) were detected in seven other oils. Relatively high enantiomeric purities of (4S) (−)‐α‐terpineol (80%) were detected in the oils of cinnamon and Laurus nobilis L. Lower enantiomeric purities of the (−)‐enantiomer (64‐69%) were detected in another four oils, using a permethylated β‐cyclodextrin chiral capillary GC column. Copyright © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd