Two New Monoterpenoid Hydroperoxides from the Liverwort Jungermαnniα obovαtα

Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 SQQ, Scotland

Manuscript received 29 July 1998

An ether extract of fresh Jungermαnnlα obovαtα yielded two new monoterpenoid hydroperoxides, 4-hydroperoxy-p-mentha-1,8-diene (10) and 8-hydroperoxy-p-mentha-1,3,5-triene (11).