Issue 22, 2009

Olefinmetathesis in carotenoid synthesis

Abstract

Olefin metathesis is a powerful and widely applicable synthetic method for carboncarbon double bond formation. However, its application to the synthesis of conjugating polyene chains has been very limited because of possible undesired side reactions. We attempted to apply this method to the synthesis of symmetrical carotenoids. In this paper, the syntheses of violaxanthin and mimulaxanthin are described using the olefin metathesis protocol.

Graphical abstract: Olefin metathesis in carotenoid synthesis

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jul 2009
Accepted
08 Sep 2009
First published
21 Sep 2009

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009,7, 4586-4589

Olefin metathesis in carotenoid synthesis

T. Kajikawa, N. Iguchi and S. Katsumura, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 4586 DOI: 10.1039/B915390J

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