Synthesis of (+)-Turmeronol A, an Inhibitor of Soybean Lipoxygenase, and (+)-ar-Turmerone

1 January 1993

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Vol. 57 (7) , 1137-1140
https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.57.1137

Abstract

Syntheses of optically pure turmeronol A and turmerone were achieved in a simple manner starting from ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate (4) of 100% e.e. The key step was the displacement of the chiral tosylate (6) with an organocopper reagent.

Keywords

TURMERONOL
LIPOXYGENASE
TOSYLATE
E.E
CHIRAL
ORGANOCOPPER
REAGENT
HYDROXYBUTANOATE
OPTICALLY

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