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Synthesis of (S)-nonacosan-10-ol, the major component of tubular plant wax crystals
Dommisse, Aarnoud,Wirtz, Jennifer,Koch, Kerstin,Barthlott, Wilhelm,Kolter, Thomas
, p. 3508 - 3511 (2008/02/12)
(S)-Nonacosan-10-ol [(+)-Ginnol] is the main component of the tubular wax aggregates, which are found on many plant leaves. To investigate the role of this lipid for the formation of super hydrophobic self-cleaning plant surfaces, both enantiomers of the title compound were prepared in six steps. Key steps are the resolution of the allylation product of decanal with (R)-O-methylmandelic acid, and a chain elongation by cross metathesis. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007.