The essential leaf oil of Laurus nobilis L. was analyzed using GUMS. One hundred and fifty-five constituents were identified: 76 monoterpenoids, 46 sequiterpenoids, 10 phenylpropanoids and 23 others. δ-Terpinyl acetate was found to our knowledge for the first time in nature and was characterized using ¹H-, ¹³C-NMR, GC/FTIR and GC/ MS analysis.