title: First synthesis of (+/-)-robinlin.
abstract: The first synthesis of (+/-)-robinlin (1), a novel homo-monoterpene with strong bioactivity in the brine shrimp lethality test, was achieved by starting from 3-isobutyloxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosystems Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Japan. takikawa@kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hirosato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takikawa
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosoe
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000737:chemistry; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003510:Cyclohexanes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; C439164:robinlin; C052568:cyclohexene