Monoterpene hydrocarbons, major components of the dried leaves essential oils of five species of the genus Eucalyptus from Cote d’Ivoire

Kanko Coffi, Kone Soleymane, Ramiarantsoa Harisolo, Tue Bi Balo, Chalchat Jean Claude, Chalard Pierre, Figueredo Gilles, Ahibo-Coffy Antoine

Laboratoire de Chimie des Hétérocycles et des Glucides Chimie des huiles essentielles, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France.
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Biologique, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences des Structures de la Matière et de tecnhologie (UFR SSMT), Université de Cocody-Abidjan, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire.
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Structurale, UFR SSMT, Université de Cocody-Abidjan, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire.

DOI: 10.4236/ns.2012.42015                

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the dried leaves of five species of the genus Eucalyptus (E. camaldulensis, E. de-glupta, E. grandis, E. torelliana, E. urophylla) growing in C?te d’Ivoire, was analyzed by means of GC and GC/MS. The density and the refractive index were measured. The major components of all these oils are: α-pinene, β-pinene, α-phellandrene, limonene, γ-terpinene, p-cymene and β-caryo-phyllene. The particularity of these oils is their monoterpene hydrocarbons major components.

Keywords

Eucalyptus Camaldulensis; E. Deglupta; E. Grandis; E. Torelliana; E. Urophylla; Essential Oil; Monoterpene Hydrocarbons; Density; Refractive Index

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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