Terpene class
Hemiterpene compounds
Monoterpenes
Sesquiterpenes
Diterpenes
Empirical formula
C
S H
8 -residue.= 1 x C
s
C
lO H
16 =2 X
C
s
C
15 H
24 =
3 X
C
s
C
2o H
32 =
4 X
C
s
TABLE I
Scheme of Terpenoid Structure
Carbon skeleton
~C===CH-CH2, /
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cu Cl
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Examples
Hemiterpene compounds
(Table II)
Terpene compounds
(Tables IV - VI)
Sesquiterpenes and related
compounds
(Tables
vn - IX)
Diterpene compounds: resin
acids; hydrogenated: phytol
(in chlorophyll, vitamins E
and K); dehydrogenated:
vitamin A (Table X)
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