Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital 263002, India. mathelacs@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
Epoxysesquithujene, a new sesquiterpene epoxide has been characterized in the essential oil of Valeriana hardwickii var. hardwickii on the basis of chemical reactions and extensive NMR data. Fourteen other terpenoids have also been identified on the basis of GC-MS.