Author(s): A. Majid Hamid, C.M. Ashraf and Attaur-Rehman
Article publication date: 1989-04-01
Vol. 7 No. 1 (yearly), pp. 29-34.
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Keywords
ester, Fagonia cretica, Docosyl Docosanoate
Abstract
Hexane extract of the air-dried whole plant (Fagonia cretica Linn) afforded a crystalline compound, m.p. 75- 76 °C, which has been identified to be docosyl docosanoate. The molecular formula of this ester has been determined mass spectrometrically and by combustion analysis, while the structure has been assigned on the basis of I.R. and NMR spectroscopic techniques. The compound on alkaline hydrolysis yielded docosanoic (behenic) acid and 1-docosanol, which confirmed the structure of this ester