Isolation of two sesquiterpenes from Pluchea arguta

Ahmad, Viqar Uddin; Fizza, Kaniz; Sultana, Azra

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Isolation of two sesquiterpenes from Pluchea arguta

Date

1989

Authors

Ahmad, Viqar Uddin

Fizza, Kaniz

Sultana, Azra

Abstract

Two new sesquiterpenes plucheicinin and 11,12,13-trinor-3,4-diepicuauhtemone have been obtained from the hexane- and ethyl acetate-soluble portions of the whole plant of Pluchea arguta. The structures of these compounds have been characterized by spectroscopic methods.