The preparation and microbiological hydroxylation of the sesquiterpenoid nootkatone

Authors
Arantes, SF Farooq, A Hanson, JR
Citation
Sf. Arantes et al., The preparation and microbiological hydroxylation of the sesquiterpenoid nootkatone, J CHEM R-S, (3), 1999, pp. 248-248A
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S
ISSN journal
03082342 → ACNP
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
248 - 248A
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-2342(199903):3<248:TPAMHO>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The sesquiterpenoid nootkatone has been prepared from valencene by copper(I ) iodide catalysed oxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and hydroxylated at C-9 by Mucor plumbeus and Cephalosporium aphidicola.