Comparison of pentane extraction and steam distillation of intact leaves of Lippia dulcis (hierbia dulce, ex Mexico) yielded 2.13% (DW basis) vs. 0.13% for pentane extraction (18 h, shaking). Analyses of the oils showed (pentane; distilled): camphor (33.9, 21.2%), camphene (1.8, 12.7%), 6-methyl-5hepten-2-one (7.9, 3.4%), (+)-hernandulcin, the sweet sesquiterpene (9.2, 5.9%), 3-methyl-2cyclohex...

The title compound, [Al(CH(3))(2)(C(25)H(21)N(2)O)(C(4)H(8)O)], was isolated as a minor component from a reaction mixture of the parent indolyl ligand and trimethyl-aluminum in tetra-hydro-furan. The ligands adopt a distorted tetra-hedral geometry around aluminium. Obvious hydrogen-bonding interactions are not present.