First enantiospecific synthesis of (-)-parvifoline and (-)-curcuquinone.
The first enantiospecific synthesis of (-)-parvifoline, employing ring-closing metathesis as the key step, and (-)-curcuquinone from naturally occurring (R)-(+)-citronellal is described.
Chavan
Subhash P
SP
Division of Organic Chemistry, Technology, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India 411008. sp.chavan@ncl.res.in
Thakkar
Mahesh
M
Jogdand
Ganesh F
GF
Kalkote
Uttam R
UR
D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C500551:curcuquinone; C522031:parvifoline