Two new eudesman-4α-ol epoxides from the stem essential oil of from Côte d'Ivoire.

The investigation of the stem essential oil of (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Oliv. (Asteraceae) from Côte d'Ivoire was carried out, using a combination of chromatographic (GC-RI, CC, pc-GC) and spectroscopic (GC-MS, C NMR) techniques. This study led to the identification of fifty constituents of which two new natural compounds 7β,11β-epoxy-eudesman-4α-ol and 7α,11α-epoxy-eudesman-4α-ol. Their structures were elucidated by 1 D and 2 D NMR spectroscopy after pc-GC purifying. Finally, 98.9% of the whole composition of the oil was identified with a high amount of 2,5-dimethoxy--cymene (78.9%). The other significant components were α-humulene (6.2%), ()-β-caryophyllene (1.7%), thymyl methyl oxide (1.7%), α-phellandrene (1.5%), -cymene (1.2%), (3αH,4βH,6αH,1αMe)-1,6-epoxy-3-hydroxycarvotanacetone angelic acid ester (1.1%) and 10--γ-eudesmol (1.0%).