Pheromone synthesis, CXCIII Simple synthesis of (+/-)-stigmolone (8-hydroxy-2,5,8-trimethyl-4-nonanone), the pheromone of Stigmatella aurantiaca

Authors
Domon, K Mori, K
Citation
K. Domon et K. Mori, Pheromone synthesis, CXCIII Simple synthesis of (+/-)-stigmolone (8-hydroxy-2,5,8-trimethyl-4-nonanone), the pheromone of Stigmatella aurantiaca, EUR J ORG C, (5), 1999, pp. 979-980
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
1434193X → ACNP
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
979 - 980
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-193X(199905):5<979:PSCSSO>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The racemic myxobacterial pheromone (+/-)-1 (stigmolone), which induces the formation of the fruiting body of Stigmatella aurantiaca, was synthesized from methyl isobutyl ketone (2) in 48% overall yield in four steps.