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Sur la stereochimie de la cyclisation du nerolidol an α-bisabolol
Fourneron, Jean-Dominique,Julia, Marc
, p. 387 - 392 (2007/10/02)
The cyclisation of linalyl to α-terpinyl derivatives is known to take place with efficient transfer of chirality.Information was needed about the analogous cyclisation of nerolidyl to bisabolyl derivatives.This was made possible through the recent determination of the absolute configuration of bisabolol and epibisabolol.Hydrolysis of (+)(S) nerolidyl paranitrobenzoate has been carried out under the experimental conditons used for (-)(R) linalyl paranitrobenzoate.Strong asymmetric induction was observed about C4 (in the ring) but very little, if any, about C8 (in the chain).The cyclisation of (+)(S) nerolidol has been brought about by 90/10 aqueous formic acid.Under these experimental conditions very little asymmetric induction is observed about C8 or C4.This is explained by rapid racemisation of the starting material under the cyclisation conditions.