Composition and Chemical Variability of Root Bark oil from Ivoirian Cleistopholis patens

The chemical composition of root bark oil of Cleistopholis patens (Benth.) Engl. & Diels from Côte d'Ivoire was determined by GC (in combination with retention indices), GC-MS and 13 C NMR. The contents of the major compounds varied drastically from sample to sample: patchoulenone (0–70.5%), β-pinene (0–51.9%), bornyl acetate (0.5–31.2%), α-pinene (0.2–25.7%), juvenile hormone III (0.3–22.2%) and β-elemol (0–18.8%). Three chemical...