SYNTHESES AND ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE CYTOKININS 1'-METHYLZEATIN AND ITS 9-RIBOSIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87806-5

On the basis of the chiral syntheses of (1'R)-I and (1'S)-I and of their 9-ribosides (1''R)-III and (1''S)-III from D- and L-alanines, the structures of the cytokinins 1'-methylzeatin and its 9-riboside have been established to be (1'R)-I and (1''R)-III.