Zatatriol: A New Aromatic Constituent from Zataria multiflora

Muhammad Shaiq Ali*, Muhammad Saleem, and Viqar Uddin Ahmad H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan Z. Naturforsch. 54b, 807Ð810 (1999); received July 22, 1998 Lamiaceae, Zataria multiflora, Isopropyl Benzene Constituents, Structure Elucidation, NMR Data A new isopropyl benzene derivative named as zatatriol (5) and two synthetically known compounds (2 and 7) having the same skeleton have been isolated from the hexane soluble part of a Lamiaceous plant Zataria multiflora. In addition to 2, 5 and 7, some known constituents: p-cymene (1), thymol (3), thymol methyl-ether (4) , -sitosterol, stigmasterol, oleanolic acid, betulinic acid, and hexadecanoic acid have also been isolated from the same source. Structures of the isolated constituents were elucidated with the aid of NMR spectroscopy.