Two New m-Cresol Derivatives and a New Terpene Alcohol from Peppermint Oil

Abstract

Two new m-cresol derivatives, 5-methyl-2-(2,-oxo-3’-butyl)-phenol (1) and 5-methyl-2-(3’-oxo-2’-pentyl)-phenol (2), together with a terpene alcohol with a tetrahydrofuran structure, 3-(5’,5’-dimethyltetrahydrofuran-2’-yl)-cis-2-buten-1-ol (3), were isolated and identified in peppermint oil. © 1983, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry. All rights reserved.