The Chemistry of Essential Oils

Dear Colleagues,

Essential oils have been attracting continuous interest in the last two decades. In addition to their many biological properties, which have stimulated interest in them in the biomedical field, in recent years, their components, particularly terpenoids, have gained importance as building blocks for the synthesis of novel drugs and the use of camphor and limonene to obtain multipotent derivatives of cannabidiol, are just examples. Phenylpropanoid derivatives have also emerged as a promising family of bioactive molecules. Terpenes and terpenoids are also being investigated as renewable feedstocks in the chemical industry to replace fossil sources of olefins. At the same time, they serve as templates for bioinspired novel materials. Finally, better understanding of their redox chemistry has opened the way to the rational exploitation of their potential as antioxidants.

This special issue welcomes original research articles and reviews on the many aspects of the chemistry of essential oils and their components, including but not limited to their role in drug discovery, in the development of sustainable or bioinspired materials, their role as antioxidants, the aspects related to their analysis and characterization, and advancement in the methods for their extraction.

Prof. Dr. Luca Valgimigli
Guest Editor

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