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Synthesis of strigolactone and karrikin analogues by gold mediated cyclisation
Karrikins and strigolactones are plant hormones which share a common signaling cascade, and a common structural butenolide feature. A newly developped gold catalysed rearrangement is used to obtain new butenolide analogues in order to shed light on the biological pathways involved and to obtain useful new agrochemicals.
Date:1 Oct 2013 → 17 Jun 2014
Keywords:strigolactone, karrikin, gold catalysis
Disciplines:Organic chemistry