Structure Elucidation, Enantioselective Analysis, and Biogenesis of Nerol Oxide in <i>Pelargonium</i> Species
作者:Matthias Wüst、Jürgen Reindl、Sabine Fuchs、Thomas Beck、Armin Mosandl
DOI:10.1021/jf981245m
日期:1999.8.1
A novel enantioselective synthesis of nerol oxide (3,6-dihydro-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-2H-pyran) was used for the determination of the absolute configuration at C-2. The order of elution of the enantiomers on octakis-(2,3-di-O-butyryl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-gamma-cyclodextrin in OV 1701-vi as the chiral stationary phase in enantioselective GC was determined as (2R) before (2S). Enantioselective multidimensional GC/MS (enantio-MDGC/MS) was used for the determination of the enantiomeric ratios of nerol oxide in different geranium oils. As a result, in all investigated oils nerol oxide occurs as a racemate. The biogenesis of nerol oxide in Pelargonium species was investigated by feeding experiments using deuterium-labeled neryl glucoside as the precursor. The Pelargonium plants were able to convert the fed precursor into racemic nerol oxide, which has to be considered as a "natural racemate"