New Synthesis of A??Ring Aromatic Strigolactone Analogues and Their Evaluation as Plant Hormones in Pea (Pisum sativum)

VX Chen, FD Boyer, C Rameau, JP Pillot…

Index: Chen, Victor X.; Boyer, Francois-Didier; Rameau, Catherine; Pillot, Jean-Paul; Vors, Jean-Pierre; Beau, Jean-Marie Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013 , vol. 19, # 15 p. 4849 - 4857

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Abstract

Abstract A new general access to A-ring aromatic strigolactones, a new class of plant hormones, has been developed. The key transformations include in sequence ring-closing metathesis, enzymatic kinetic resolution and a radical cyclization with atom transfer to install the tricyclic ABC-ring system. The activity as plant hormones for the inhibition of shoot branching in pea of various analogues synthesized by this strategy is reported.