Essential oils of five Tanacetum vulgare genotypes

Abstract The essential oils of five Tanacetum vulgare genotypes were investigated and their main components identified. Artemisia alcohol, γ-campholenol, davanone, lyratol, lyratyl acetate and 4-thujen-2α-yl acetate have not been reported before as constituents of Tanacetum vulgare . This is the first time that γ-campholenol has been isolated from a natural source. 4-Thujen-2α-yl acetate is a novel compound.