Structural Study of Torquatone, an Acylphloroglucinol Derivative From Eucalyptus Species

Abstract

The solid-state structure of torquatone (1), an acylphloroglucinol derivative from the essential oils of a number of Eucalyptus species, has been determined by a single-crystal room-temperature X-ray study. Crystals of (1) are monoclinic, P2₁/c, a 10.470(8), b 20.53(1), c 7.696(6) Ǻ, β 95.91(7)۰, Z = 4; R was 0.054 for 1877 independent 'observed' [I > 3σ(I)] diffractometer reflections.