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Synthesis of the Enantiomers of 8‐Hydroxy‐2,5,8‐trimethyl‐4‐nonanone, the Myxobacterial Pheromone of Stigmatella aurantiaca to Induce the Formation of Its Fruiting Body
Author(s) -
Mori Kenji,
Takenaka Motonobu
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0690(199810)1998:10<2181::aid-ejoc2181>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - chemistry , enantiomer , pheromone , citronellol , stereochemistry , myxobacteria , botany , chromatography , bacteria , genetics , essential oil , geraniol , biology
The enantiomers of the title compound 1 were synthesized from the enantiomers of citronellol ( 2 ). Both ( R )‐ and ( S )‐ 1 induced the formation of the fruiting body of a myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca at a concentration of 0.4‐1.0 n M .