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Chemical examination of plant insecticides

Part IV.Derris cuneifolia

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Detailed chemical examination of the roots ofDerris cuneifolia has been carried out. No rotenone could be obtained but a new crystalline compound could be isolated and is named ‘Cuneifolin’. It has the molecular formula C24H24O5 and contains an alcoholic hydroxyl group and a ketonic group.

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  1. Krishna and GhoseIndian Forest Leaftet, No. 2, 1942. Rao and SeshadriProc. Ind. Acad. Sci., (A), 1946,24, 344. Murti, Rao and SeshadriIbid., Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (A), 1947,25, 22.

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  1. Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Andhra University, Waltair

    N. V. Subba Rao & V. Subba Rao

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(Communicated by Prof. T. R. Seshadri,f.a.sc.)

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Rao, N.V.S., Rao, V.S. Chemical examination of plant insecticides. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 26, 43 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170947

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