Notes- Isolation of Cycloeucalenol from West Indian Mahogany Wood

The Causes of Natural Durability in Timber

“…Seqondly, whilst this work was in progress Asenjo et al (1958) reported on the termite repellent activity and chemical composition of West Indian mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and one of the fractions which they recorded äs being nonactive, was later shown by Amoros-Marin et al (1959) to contain ryc/oeucalenol. Pure cyc/oeucalenol was shown to possess no anti-termite activity, though this was not unexpected for two reasons.…”