Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Terpenoids of Inula L. Genus Plants
(Rimma F. Mukhamatkhanova, Dilnoza E. Dusmatova and Ildar D. Sham’yanov – The laboratory of the Chemistry of Terpenoids and Phenolic Compounds, The Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Chapter 2. Phytochemical Prospection of Biologically Active Terpenoids from Saharan Endemic Medicinal Plants
(Abdelkrim Cheriti – Phytochemistry and Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, UTMB, Algeria)
Chapter 3. Keggin Heteropolyacid Salts-Catalyzed Terpenes Epoxide Synthesis
(Marcio Jose da Silva and Castelo Bandane Vilanculo – Chemistry Department, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil)
Chapter 4. Terpenoids: The Phyto-Active Components as Sources of Insecticide
(Bhabesh Deka, Archana Borah, Uma Dutta and Azariah Babu – Department of Entomology, North Bengal Regional Research and Development Centre, Nagrakata, West Bengal, India, et al.)
Chapter 5. Sulfuric Acid Promoted Molecular Rearrangement. Applications in Synthesis of Terpenoid Compounds
(Ajoy K. Banerjee, Lisbeth Mendoza, Betzabeth Briceño, William J. Vera, Alexis Maldonado, Elvia V. Cabrera and Dioni Arriechi – Chemistry Center, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Caracas, Venezuela, et al.)
Chapter 6. Alkoxylation of Terpenes over Heterogenous Catalysts
(J. E. Castanheiro, A. P. Pinto and M. E. Lopes – MED, Departamento de Química, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal, et al.)
Chapter 7. Characteristics and Applications of Terpenes and Terpenoids from Brazilian Flora
(Luciana A. A. P. Fonseca and Marco A. Cremasco – School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil)
Index
