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The methylethers 4-O,8-O-dimethyl-(1S, 2E, 4R, 6E, 8S, 11E)-2,6,11-cembratriene-4,8-diol (9), 4-O-methyl-(1S, 2E, 4R, 7E, 11E)-2,7,11-cembratriene-4,6-diol (4) und 4-O,6-O-methyl-(1S, 2E, 4R, 7E, 11E)-2,7,11-cembratriene-4,6-diol (8) were identified as new natural products from tobacco. They were isolated from processed tobacco as well as from leaf surface gum of fresh tobacco.The spectral data of all six methylethers of (1S, 2E, 4S, 6R, 7E, 11E)- and (1S, 2E, 4R, 6R, 7E, 11E)-2,7,11-cembratrienen-4,6-diol are given.

3,7,11,15-Cembratetraene-6-ol (1) was isolated from tobacco and identified as a new natural product by spectral data and chemical degradation. 1-H-NMR, 13-C-NMR and MS data are given.

The composition of the wax layer of some flue-cured tobaccos that were grown under the same conditions in the U. S. A., Brazil and Germany was examined by means of GC and GC/MS. The total amount of wax layer (referring to fresh weight) is significantly influenced neither by the genotype nor by environmental factors. The content of diterpenes, on the other hand, is controlled both genetically and by environmental factors, as it was possible to show taking a- and b-4,8,13-duvatrien-1,3-diol and 4,8,13-duvatrien-1-ol. The concentration of compounds such as norsolandion and nicotine appears to be affected to a great extent or exclusively by environmental factors.