Tenual is a natural product derived from '' Asphodeline tenuior''. It is a 3-benzoxepin derivative with

methoxy In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula . On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position a ...

methyl In organic chemistry, a methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, having chemical formula (whereas normal methane has the formula ). In formulas, the group is often abbreviated as ...

hydroxymethyl The hydroxymethyl group is a substituent with the structural formula . It consists of a methylene bridge ( unit) bonded to a hydroxyl group (). This makes the hydroxymethyl group an alcohol. It has the identical chemical formula with the methoxy g ...

, and carbaldehyde side chains.

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{{Reflist Benzoxepines Hydroxymethyl compounds Methoxy compounds Aromatic aldehydes