Stereoselective total synthesis of 10-(R)-hydroxy-8E,12Z-octadecadienoic acid: The fungitoxic compound in timothy plant

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919108021033

A convenient synthesis of 10-(R)-hydroxy-8E,12Z-ocatadecadienoic acid, the fungitoxic compound in the timothy plant (Phleum pratense) against leaf spot disease is described utilising D-xylose as chiral source.

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Stereoselective Total Synthesis
of 10-(R)-Hydroxy-8E,12Z-
octadecadienoic Acid: The
Fungitoxic Compound in
Timothy Plant
A V Rama Rao a , Ch V N S Varaprasad a & E
Rajarathnam Reddy a b
a Indian Institute of Chemical Technology ,
Hyderabad, 500 007, India
b R&D Division , Smithkline Beecham , Pennsylvania,
USA
Published online: 16 Feb 2007.
To cite this article: A V Rama Rao , Ch V N S Varaprasad & E Rajarathnam Reddy
(1991) Stereoselective Total Synthesis of 10-(R)-Hydroxy-8E,12Z-octadecadienoic
Acid: The Fungitoxic Compound in Timothy Plant, Synthetic Communications: An
International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
21:10-11, 1143-1152, DOI: 10.1080/00397919108021033
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