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The Formation of Cyclic Peroxide from Guaia-6,9-diene as a Model for Hanalpinol Biosynthesis
Morita, Hiroshi,Tomioka, Nobuo,Iitaka, Yoichi,Itokawa, Hideji
, p. 2984 - 2989 (2007/10/02)
Autooxidation and photosensitized oxidation converted guaia-6,9-diene into hanalpinol, both compounds are contained in the rhizomes of Alpinia japonica.This process may be considered to be a biomimetic conversion.Guaia-6,9-diene may be regarded as an immediate precursor of hanalpinol, and a biogenetic pathway has been proposed.The results of molecular orbital calculation (modified neglect of differential overlap (MNDO) method) supported this proposal and provided a basis for conformational analysis. Keywords---Alpinia japonica; guaia-6,9-diene; hanalpinol; biosynthesis; molecular orbital calculation; MNDO; autooxidation; photosensitized oxidation; conformational analysis
