Determination of the Chemical Structure of Linden Ether

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19900730515

The chemical structure of the novel monoterpene 1, named 'linden ether' and isolated from linden honey and the blossoms of lime tree (Tilia cordata), was studied by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, by high-resolution MS as well as by hydrogenation experiments and by GC on a chiral phase.Thus, linden ether was identified as a racemic mixture, i.e. (7aRS)-2,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran.