Matricin is a

sesquiterpene Sesquiterpenes are a class of terpenes that consist of three isoprene units and often have the molecular formula C15H24. Like monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes may be cyclic or contain rings, including many unique combinations. Biochemical modifica ...

. It can be extracted from flower of chamomille (''

Matricaria chamomilla ''Matricaria chamomilla'' (synonym: ''Matricaria recutita''), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile, blue chamomile, or scented mayweed, is an annual plant of the com ...

''). Matricin is colorless.

Chamazulene Chamazulene is an aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula C14H16 found in a variety of plants including in chamomile ('' Matricaria chamomilla''), wormwood ('' Artemisia absinthium''), and yarrow ('' Achillea millefolium''). It is ...

, a blue-violet derivative of azulene, found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (''Matricaria chamomilla''), wormwood (''

Artemisia absinthium ''Artemisia absinthium'' (wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, mugwort, wermout, wermud, wormit, wormod) is a species of '' Artemisia'', native to temperate regions of Eurasia and North Africa, and widely naturaliz ...

'') and yarrow (''

Achillea millefolium ''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal. The ...

'') is biosynthesized from matricin. : Chamazulen synthesis

References

Sesquiterpenes Dienes Acetate esters Tertiary alcohols Anthemideae Heterocyclic compounds with 3 rings Oxygen heterocycles {{Organic-compound-stub