Chemical Communications 2012-07-18

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the alarm pheromone (+)-verbenone from geranyl diphosphate.

Zulfa Yoosuf-Aly, Juan A Faraldos, David J Miller, Rudolf K Allemann

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 48(56) , 7040-2, (2012)

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Abstract

The enzyme-guided asymmetric synthesis of (+)-verbenone from geranyl diphosphate in a simple two-step, one pot transformation highlights the potential of chemoenzymatic procedures for the generation of high-value terpenoids.