Use of the plant Bellardia trixago for the enantiospecific synthesis of odorant products

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Apr;6(4):439-42.

Abstract

An easy procedure to obtain extracts enriched in trixagol monomalonylesther (1) from aerial parts of the plant Belladia trixago chemotype Trix was developed. Preparation of (+)-dihydro-gamma-ionone (4) was carried out directly from the extracts with good yields by selective oxidation. Other interesting odorant products as alpha-ambrinol (5), ambraldehyde (6) and the tricyclic compound 7 were synthesized very efficiently using (4) as intermediate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Norisoprenoids / biosynthesis*
  • Norisoprenoids / chemistry
  • Odorants
  • Perfume*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism*
  • Scrophulariaceae / chemistry
  • Scrophulariaceae / metabolism*

Substances

  • Norisoprenoids
  • Perfume
  • Plant Extracts