Chemical studies of the Proteaceae. I. Grevillea robusta A. Cunn, and Orites excelsa R. Br

Abstract

From the wood of Grevillea robusta a new phenol, grevillol, was isolated in high yield, together with sitosterol. The structure of grevillol was established as 5-n-tridecylresorcinol by spectroscopic methods, chemical degradation, and synthesis. The wood of Orites excelsa yielded only sitosterol.