Stereoselective Synthesis of 7-Methylhexadec-6-enoic Acid, a Component of Carribean Sponge

B. A. Kulkarni Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, 400 085, India

A. Chattopadhyay Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, 400 085, India

V. R. Mamdapur Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, 400 085, India

Abstract

The marine natural product (E)-7-methyl hexadec-6-enoic acid(I), has been synthesised for the first time starting from commercially available methyl vinyl ketone. Stereoselective generation of its tri- substituted olefinic moiety is accomplished via Claisen orthoester rearrangement.

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