PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE PETROLEUM ETHER EXTRACT OF THE LEAVES OF Lagerstroemia speciosa Linn

S.M. Mizanur Rahman (Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh)
Shayla Pervin (Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh)
Md. Abdul Quader (Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh)
M. Amzad Hossain (Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre, GPO Box 164, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh)

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 9, No 3 (2009)

Two new compounds, normal alcohol containing of higher carbons and isomer of β-sitosterol were isolated for the first time from the petroleum extract of the leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa. The structure of the compound has been established on the basis of UV, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectra and identified as nonanol and isomer of β-sitosterol.