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Synthesis of both the enantiomers of polygodial, an insect antifeedant sesouiterpene

1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0040-4020(01)87428-7

1464-5416

Kenji Mori, Hidenori Watanabe,

Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Both the natural and unnatural enantiomers of polygodial, an insect antifeedant sesquiterpene of the drimane family, were synthesized starting from (S)-3- hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanone as a single chiral source.