Enantioselective Synthesis of Both the Enantiomers of Jasmine Ketolactone and Its Epimer

Munenori INOUE; Tsunehiro NISHI; Takeshi KITAHARA

doi:10.1271/bbb.63.1122

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451

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Enantioselective Synthesis of Both the Enantiomers of Jasmine Ketolactone and Its Epimer

Munenori INOUE, Tsunehiro NISHI, Takeshi KITAHARA

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Keywords: jasmine ketolactone, Jasminum grandiflorum L., macrolactonization, potato tuberization

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1999 Volume 63 Issue 6 Pages 1122-1124

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.63.1122

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The enantioselective synthesis of jasmine ketolactone 1, which was isolated as a component of Italian jasmine oil, and its epimer 2 is described. Lactones 1 and 2 were synthesized in 5 and 4 steps, respectively, by Yamaguchi’s macrolactonization method from alcohol 4.

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