Enantiospecific synthesis of (-)-trachyspic acid

Steven C Zammit; Jonathan M White; Mark A Rizzacasa

doi:10.1039/b504258e

Enantiospecific synthesis of (-)-trachyspic acid

Org Biomol Chem. 2005 Jun 7;3(11):2073-4. doi: 10.1039/b504258e. Epub 2005 May 6.

Authors

Steven C Zammit¹, Jonathan M White, Mark A Rizzacasa

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Rd, The University of Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 15917891
DOI: 10.1039/b504258e

Abstract

The enantiospecific synthesis of (-)-trachyspic acid () is presented. This has allowed for the assignment of the absolute configuration of natural (+)-trachyspic acid as 3S,4S,6S.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallography, X-Ray
Models, Molecular
Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Spiro Compounds / chemistry
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Spiro Compounds
trachyspic acid