(+)-Aromadendrene, a sesquiterpenoid, is the major constituent of the essential oil of Eucalypfus globulus. (+)-Aromadendrene may be used as a chiral starting material to synthesize other sesquiterenes such as (-)-apoaromadendrone,(-)-kessane, (+)-spathulenol,(+)-ledene and (-)-isoledene.
(+)-Aromadendrene, a sesquiterpenoid, is the major constituent of the essential oil of Eucalypfus globulus. (+)-Aromadendrene may be used as a chiral starting material to synthesize other sesquiterenes such as (-)-apoaromadendrone,(-)-kessane, (+)-spathulenol,(+)-ledene and (-)-isoledene.