Chemical composition of the leaf oil of Artabotrys jollyanus from Côte d’Ivoire

One oil sample isolated from leaves of Artabotrys jollyanus Pierre, Annonaceae, from Côte d’Ivoire has been analyzed by GC(RI), GC-MS and 13 C NMR. In total, thirty-seven compounds accounting for 96.9% of the relative composition have been identified. The composition of the essential oil was dominated by trans -calamenene (15.7%), α-copaene (14.8%), α-cubebene (10.4%), cadina-3,5-diene (10.3%), ( E )-β-caryophyllene (6.3%) and cadina-1,4-diene (6.1%). 13 C NMR spectroscopy was very useful in the identification of trans -calamenene, 7-hydroxycalamenene, cadina-3,5-diene and cadina-1,4-diene. Moreover, monitoring the evolution of the leaf essential oil composition and the yield on a 12-month period (one sample per month) was achieved. The twelve essential oil samples exhibited a chemical homogeneity but the yield varied from sample to sample (0.26–0.60%).