%A Sun Handong, Ding Jingkai, Ding Lisheng and Yi Yuanfen,Zhang Xiaodong %T THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF EUCALYPTUS OIL %0 Journal Article %D 1985 %J Plant Diversity %R %P 1-3 %V 7 %N 03 %U {https://journal.kib.ac.cn/CN/abstract/article_31460.shtml} %8 1985-06-25 %X The essential oil (eucalyptus oil) of Eucalyptus globulus Labill from Yunnan province in China was examined by the exercise of capillary GC/MS/DS on Finnigan-4510 type. The physical properties of eucalyptus oil are as follows: n23/D 1.4617, d21/21 0.8973, [α]21/D + 7.18°.As the result 17 compounds were identified. The major compo- nents are 1, 8-cineole (66.42%), α-pinene (27.l8%), and safrole is not contained in the eucalyptus oil from Yunnan province.