Synthesis of cinnamolide and polygodial

1 January 1981

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 11,p. 507-508
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39810000507

Abstract

Starting from 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-vinylcyclohex-1-ene a short synthesis of the sesquiterpenes cinnamolide and polygodial has been achieved with 60% and 57% overall yields, respectively.

Keywords

VINYLCYCLOHEX
TRIMETHYL
CINNAMOLIDE AND POLYGODIAL
SESQUITERPENES CINNAMOLIDE
POLYGODIAL STARTING