title: Photochemical Synthesis of Nepetanudone.
abstract: Nepetanudone and nepetaparnone have been suspected of being the products of a photochemical dimerization of nepetapyrone. Both are natural products found in a variety of Nepeta species. The synthesis of (±)-nepetapyrone and subsequent photochemical experiments are described. (±)-Nepetanudone was produced upon irradiation of (±)-nepetapyrone, while (±)-nepetaparnone, a diastereomer of nepetanudone, was not observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
authors.forename: Swapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D027521:Nepeta / Q000737:chemistry; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D007783:Lactones; C530316:nepetanudone; C530317:nepetaparnone