Chemical constituents from the leaves of Cinnamomum reticulatum

Reticuol, a novel Cinnamomum sesquiterpenoid, has been isolated from Cinnamomum reticulatum Hay (Lauraceae), together with eight known compounds, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, isoanwulignan, 2,6-dimethyl1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol, a-tocopheryl quinone, kaempferol-3-O-(2″,4″-di-E-p-coumaroyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, kaempferol-3-O-(3″,4″-di-E-p-coumaroyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, pheophorbide a, and aristophyll C. The structure of reticuol was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.