The essential oil of
Mentha Pulegium Linn. which was kept for about 2.8 years has been examined, especially for the high-boiling components, together with the auto-oxidation products and the following compounds were determined.
Neutral compounds: α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, 3-octanone,
p-cymene, 3-octyl-
acetate, 3-octanol, 1-octen-3-ol, 3-methylcyclohexanone
* [3], menthone [2], isomenthone, isopulegone [6], pulegone [1], piperitone,
cis- and
trans-pulegone-oxide
* [4], [5], piperi-tenone, dehydroxymenthofuran-oxide
* [9], menthofuran-oxide
* [10], caryophyllene, β-humulene, and
n-paraffins (C18_??_C52).
Acidic compounds: lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, β-methyl-adipic acid
* [7], β-methyl-δ-isobutyryl-valeric acid
* [8], phenol,
o-cresol,
p-cresol, salicylaldehyde, and eugenol.
Among these compounds, the star-marked are the auto-oxidation products.
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