The sesquiterpene alcohol of Myoporum crassifolium Forst

Abstract

The principal sesquiterpene alcohol (anymol) of the wood oil of Myoporum crassifolium Forst. is a stereoisomer of bisabolol. A convenient method of detecting methyl groups attached to the hydroxyl-bearing carbon of tertiary alcohols involves the infra-red examination of the pyrolysate of the phenylazophenylurethane for bands due to =CH₂.