title: An enantioconvergent route to (-)-shikimic acid via a palladium-mediated elimination reaction.
abstract: [reaction--see text] (-)-Shikimic acid, the key intermediate in the shikimate pathway in plants and microorganisms, has been synthesized in an enantioconvergent manner from both enantiomeric starting materials by employing a palladium-mediated elimination reaction as the key step.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010165:Palladium; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D012765:Shikimic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012765:Shikimic Acid; D010165:Palladium