Syntheses of Unsaturated Trihydroxy C-18 Fatty Acids Isolated from Rice Plants Suffering from Rice Blast Disease

Abstract

Two trihydroxy unsaturated C-18 fatty acids [(9S, 12S, 13S)-trihydroxyoctadeca-10E, 15Z-dienoic acid (methyl ester) and (9S, 12S, 13S)-trihydroxy-10E-octadecenoic acid (methyl ester)] isolated from rice plants as agents with activity against blast disease were synthesized from (+)-dimethyl tartrate.