10.6084/m9.figshare.4738423.v1 Gabriel Garcia Gabriel Garcia Adrien Garcia Adrien Garcia Marc Gibernau Marc Gibernau Ange Bighelli Ange Bighelli Félix Tomi Félix Tomi Chemical compositions of essential oils of five introduced conifers in Corsica Taylor & Francis Group 2017 Larix decidua Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinus ponderosa Sequoiadendron giganteum Cryptomeria japonica essential oils 2017-03-09 17:56:53 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chemical_compositions_of_essential_oils_of_five_introduced_conifers_in_Corsica/4738423 <p>The aim of this survey was to determine the chemical composition of essential oils (EO) of five conifers acclimated in Corsica by GC(RI), GC–MS and <sup>13</sup>C NMR. <i>L. decidua</i> needle and wood EOs contained as majors components: α- and β-pinenes, germacrene D (needles) and bornyl acetate (wood). The EOs of needles, wood and cones of <i>P. menziesii</i> were characterised by β- and α-pinenes, terpinen-4-ol, sabinene, terpinolene (needles and wood), Δ-3-carene (wood) and limonene (cones). Needles and wood EOs of <i>P. ponderosa</i> contained as major components: β- and α-pinenes, Δ-3-carene (wood) and estragole (needles). <i>S. giganteum</i> EOs of foliage and wood were rather similar and dominated by α-pinene, and safrole. The EOs of leaf, wood and cones from <i>C. japonica</i> were very similar, and exhibited α-pinene, sabinene, β-elemol and kaurene as major constituents. It appeared that EO compositions of some species were different from reported literature data.</p>