A monoterpene and two sesquiterpenoids from the flowers of Achillea millefolium

• DOI: 10.1007/s10600-013-0636-7
• Publication Date: 2013-07-27T06:12:09Z
• Authors: Zhiyu Ni; Yibing Wu; Kai Zhang; Mei Dong; Francoise Sauriol; Changhong Huo; Yucheng Gu; Qingwen Shi
• Keywords: Achillea millefolium; Monoterpene

A monoterpene and a pair of epi-isomers of norsesquiterpenoids were isolated from the flowers of Achillea millefolium, and their structures were established as 1-hydroxy-2R,3R-isopyliden-hex-5-en-4-one (1), isololiolide (2), and 6-epiloliolide (3) on the basis of spectral analysis.