The Preparation and Microbiological Hydroxylation of the Sesquiterpenoid Nootkatone

Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses Pub Date: DOI: 10.1039/A808988D

Abstract

The sesquiterpenoid nootkatone has been prepared from valencene by copper(I) iodide catalysed oxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and hydroxylated at C-9 by Mucor plumbeus and Cephalosporium aphidicola.

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