Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1990, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (6): 605.

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Studies on the Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Sap of Rhus Lac Tree

Du Yumin   

  1. Institute of Resource Development and Applied. Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan
  • Received:1988-12-26 Online:1990-06-24 Published:1990-06-24

Abstract: The chemical compositions of the essential oil of laccol and urushiol from the sap of Chinese lacquer tree are studied by GPCand GC-MS-DStechniques. The main components of these oils are 3-C15 and 3-C17 alkylcatechols, respectively, which were identified by their standard samples. The most abundant constituents are the monoenyl laccol and the trienyl urushiol. The other components are 4-C15 alkylcatechols and 3-C15 and C17 alkylphenol. More than 98% of the commponents in essential oil were separated and identified by GC. The sap of lacquer tree contains 7%~9% of polymeric urushiol.

Key words: Urushiol, Laccol, Component analysis, Gas chromatography, Mass spectrography

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