An inexpensive, stereoselective synthesis for nootkatone, tetrahydronootkatone, and their derivatives is disclosed utilizing ozonolysis. The starting materials used in the synthesis are inexpensive and the reactions are commercially feasible and amenable to scaling up. The principal starting material, (−)-β-Pinene, is on the GRAS list (generally recognized as safe).
本发明公开了一种利用
臭氧分解法合成诺卡托酮、四氢诺卡托酮及其衍
生物的廉价、立体选择性合成方法。合成过程中使用的起始原料价格低廉,反应具有商业可行性,并易于推广。主要起始原料 (-)-β-Pinene 已列入 GRAS 名单(公认安全)。