Abstract
Author(s): Undrala Sushen, Somanchi Subbalakshmi
Ruta Chalepensis L. leaf essential oils were hydrodistillated and analyzed by GC-MS for their chemical compositions. Ten compounds were identified from the plant leaves, with 2-undecanone (40.69%), butanoic acid3-oxo- ethyl ester (23.5%) and 2-acetylcycloheptanone (17.1 %) as the three major chemical compositions. Moreover, butanoic acid 3-oxo- ethyl ester (23.50 %), 2-acetylcycloheptanone (17.10 %), acetic acid-sec-octyl ester (2.17 %), and phenol 4 - (1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylbutyl) (3.10%) were reported for the first time in the essential oil of R. chalepensis L. leaves collected from Mekelle, Ethiopia.
