Synthesis of both the enantiomers of methyl cis-(Z)-dehydrojasmonate, principal note for the scent of Cymbidium goeringii, to determine the absolute configuration

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00998-1

Both the enantiomers of methyl cis-(Z)-dehydrojasmonate 1 were prepared from the common intermediate 4 of our jasmonoid synthesis. (2S,3R)-1 was proved to be identical with the naturally occurring enantiomer by GC analysis using a chiral stationary phase.