SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-FARNESENE HYDROPEROXIDES

Authors
FIELDER S ROWAN DD SHERBURN MS
Citation
S. Fielder et al., SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-FARNESENE HYDROPEROXIDES, Synlett, (4), 1996, pp. 349-350
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synlett → ACNP
ISSN journal
09365214
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
349 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(1996):4<349:SOAH>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A short and efficient synthetic route to two sesquiterpene autoxidatio n products is presented. The successful strategy involved converting g eraniol into conjugated trienyl hydroperoxide (3). This cyclised effic iently in the presence of oxygen and an initiator to afford the very l abile endoperoxy hydroperoxide (5), a route which mimics alpha-farnese ne autoxidation.