A new short synthesis of 10R-tuberculostearic acid and its enantiomer.
Tuberculostearic acid (10R-methyloctadecanoic acid) and its 10S-enantiomer were synthesised by a chiral pool strategy, in four steps from citronellyl bromide.
Roberts
Ieuan O
IO
Department of Chemistry, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2UW, UK.
Baird
Mark S
MS
D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis
D039821:Monoterpenes; D013229:Stearic Acids; C026082:tuberculostearic acid