Oxidation of Terpenoid Compounds with tert-Butyl Chromate

ANGELO C. PINTO; ANIBAL L. PEREIRA; ALPHONSE KELECOM; LUCIA M. PORRECA; NUBIA M. RIBEIRO; RODERICK A. BARNES

doi:10.1248/cpb.36.4689

Oxidation of Terpenoid Compounds with tert-Butyl Chromate

ANGELO C. PINTO, ANIBAL L. PEREIRA, ALPHONSE KELECOM, LUCIA M. PORRECA, NUBIA M. RIBEIRO, RODERICK A. BARNES

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Keywords: oxidation, tert-butyl chromate, diterpene, triterpene, ketone

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1988 Volume 36 Issue 12 Pages 4689-4692

DOI https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.36.4689

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Abstract

Oxidation with tert-butyl chromate of a methylene group adjacent to a double bond or aromatic ring has been effected in excellent yield with the majority of a selected group of diterpenes and triterpenes.Some of the factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.

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