The very pleasant (flowery, hay- and tea-like, woody) smelling essential oil of the flowers of
Aglaia odorata Lour. (Meliaceae) consists mainly of cadinane derivatives (ca. 48%, including 27% of ??-
cadinene, 24). A main constituent is muurola-4,10(14)-dien-1?-ol (4%, 37), accompanied by the new
epimeric 1?-alcohol, 54. Methyl jasmonates (4%, 36, 50) obviously make an important odour contribution.
