Using classic reactions such as esterification and oxidation, a series of derivatives was obtained from the alpha- and beta-amyrin mixture, major compounds of the Protium heptaphyllum resin. The obtained compounds were characterized by spectroscopic data such as: IR, ¹ H and 13C NMR and comparison with literature.
Protium heptaphyllum; Burseraceae; alpha- and beta-amyrin; derivatives