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Synlett 1997; 1997(5): 618-620
DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-3213
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Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Methyl Jasmonate and (+)-Methyl Epijasmonate

Gerald J. Roth, Stephan Kirschbaum, Hans Jürgen Bestmann*
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestraße 42, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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31 December 2000 (online)

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An efficient and flexible enantioselective synthesis of (-)-methyl jasmonate and (+)-methyl epijasmonate, two important phytohormones, is described. The procedure makes use of a chiral cyclopentanoid building block that can easily be prepared from tartaric acid by phosphorus ylide chemistry.

methyl jasmonate - methyl epijasmonate - jasmonoides - cyclopentanoids - natural product synthesis