Research Article
Abstract
California
redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a large tree that produces
rot-resistant lumber. In this report, the sapwood and the heartwood essential
oils of S. sempervirens have been obtained by hydrodistillation and
analyzed by gas chromatographic methods. Both the sapwood and heartwood
essential oils were dominated by α-pinene (27.4% and 21.0%), 1-dodecanol (6.6% and
6.8%), 1-tetradecanol (8.6% and 17.0%), abietadiene (10.0% and 9.6%), and trans-totarol
(16.8% and 7.8%). The dextrorotatory enantiomers predominated for the
monoterpenoids α-pinene,
limonene, and α-terpineol.
Wood chips, shavings, and millings of S. sempervirens from lumber mills
may be a viable source of redwood essential oil.
Abstract Keywords
Coast
redwood, heartwood, sap-wood, monoterpene enantiom-ers, α-pinene,
fatty alcohol, dit-erpenoid.
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Abstract
California
redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a large tree that produces
rot-resistant lumber. In this report, the sapwood and the heartwood essential
oils of S. sempervirens have been obtained by hydrodistillation and
analyzed by gas chromatographic methods. Both the sapwood and heartwood
essential oils were dominated by α-pinene (27.4% and 21.0%), 1-dodecanol (6.6% and
6.8%), 1-tetradecanol (8.6% and 17.0%), abietadiene (10.0% and 9.6%), and trans-totarol
(16.8% and 7.8%). The dextrorotatory enantiomers predominated for the
monoterpenoids α-pinene,
limonene, and α-terpineol.
Wood chips, shavings, and millings of S. sempervirens from lumber mills
may be a viable source of redwood essential oil.
Abstract Keywords
Coast
redwood, heartwood, sap-wood, monoterpene enantiom-ers, α-pinene,
fatty alcohol, dit-erpenoid.
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