The volatile oil from the crude gum of Kurdica, from Pistacia atlantica Kurdica, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed through a combination of gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The essential oil formed 20% of the weight of the crude gum. The major constituent was α-Pinene. The extracted essential oil was then screened for antimicrobial activ...

The title compound, C(15)H(16)N(2)O(4), was synthesized from a mixture of α-himachalene (2-methyl-ene-6,6,9-trimethyl-bicyclo-[5.4.O(1,7)]undec-8-ene) and β-himachalene (2,6,6,9-tetra-methyl-bicyclo-[5.4.0(1,7)]undeca-1,8-diene) which were isolated from an oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica). The asymmetric unit contains two independent mol-ecules. In each of the two mol-ecules, two O ato...

The title heterocyclic compound, C(20)H(27)N(3)O(2)S, was synthesized from 2-(4-methyl-cyclo-hex-3-en-yl)-6-methyl-hepta-2,5-dien-4-one, which was isolated from the essential oil Cedrus atlantica. The thia-diazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation 0.006 (2) Å] and it forms a dihedral angle of 18.08 (9)° with the benzene ring. The dihedral angle between the thia-diazole ring and the ...

The title compound, C(16)H(24)Br(2), was synthesized from β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetra-methyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexa-hydro-1H-benzocyclo-heptene), which was isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The mol-ecule is built up from two fused six- and seven-membered rings and an additional three-membered ring from the reaction of β-himachalene with dibromo-carbene. The six-...

Microsatellite markers have been used to study the genetic variability of rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) Mediterranean and Atlantic populations. Differentiation tests failed to reveal any significant genetic differentiation among samples from continental Portugal and the Azores, despite more than 1800 km of geographical separation. Preliminary results tended to indicate a significant genetic diff...

The title compound, C17H26Cl2, was synthesized from β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetra-methyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexa-hydro-1H-benzo-cyclo-heptene), which was isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The asymmetric unit contains two independent mol-ecules with similar conformations. Each mol-ecule is built up from fused six- and seven-membered rings and two three-membered ring...

The racemic title compound, a new terpenoid, C(20)H(29)N(3)O(2)S·0.5C(4)H(8)O(2), was synthesized from Cedrus Atlantica essential oil. The compound crystallizes with a disordered ethyl acetate solvent mol-ecule. The thia-diazole ring is almost planar, with a maximum deviation from the mean plane of 0.015 (2) Å for the C atom connected to the isobutyl group and has a puckering amplitude of 0.026...

The title compound, C16H22Br2O, was synthesized from β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetra-methyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexa-hydro-1H-benzocyclo-heptene), which was isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The mol-ecule is built up from fused six- and seven-membered rings and an additional three-membered ring from the reaction of himachalene with dibromo-carbene. The six-membered ri...

The title compound, C15H17NO2, was synthesized from a mixture of α-himachalene (2-methyl-ene-6,6,9-tri-methylbi-cyclo-[5.4.0(1,7)]undec-8-ene) and β-himachalene (2,6,6,9-tetra-methylbi-cyclo-[5.4.0(1,7)]undeca-1,8-diene), which were isolated from an oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The naphthalene ring system makes dihedral angles of 68.6 (2) and 44.3 (2)°, respectively, with its atta...

The mimallonid genus Reinmara Schaus, 1928 is revised. The three previously described species, R. enthona (Schaus, 1905), R. minasa Schaus, 1928, and R. wolfei Herbin & C. Mielke, 2014 are redescribed and the females of each are described and figured for the first time. Additionally, we describe four new species, two Andean: R. andensissp. n. and R. occidentalissp. n., and two Brazilian: R. atl...