Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Present address: R & D Department of Agrochemicals and Animal Health Products, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Yoshitaka ICHIKAWA
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Present address: Riken (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Takeshi KITAHARA
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Kenji MORI
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Optically active guaiane dienes, 3 and 4, related to Sclerosporene 2 were synthesized from (-)-carvone and (-)-α-santonin. The mass spectra of 3 and 4 were not identical with that of natural Sclerosporene.
