SYNTHESIS OF (-)-6-HYDROXYSHIKIMIC ACID FROM )-5,6-DIHYDROXY-1,3-CYCLOHEXADIENYL)METHANENITRILE

Authors
TRAN CH CROUT DHG ERRINGTON W WHITED GM
Citation
Ch. Tran et al., SYNTHESIS OF (-)-6-HYDROXYSHIKIMIC ACID FROM )-5,6-DIHYDROXY-1,3-CYCLOHEXADIENYL)METHANENITRILE, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 7(3), 1996, pp. 691-698
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Tetrahedron : asymmetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09574166
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
691 - 698
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4166(1996)7:3<691:SO(AF)>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A six step synthesis of (-)-6-hydroxyshikimic acid 2 has been develope d starting from R)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,3-cyclohexadienyl)methanentrile 3, produced by biotransformation of cyanobenzene by the enzyme toluene di oxygenase. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd