申请人:Council of Scientific & Industiral Research
公开号:US20030212281A1
公开(公告)日:2003-11-13
A natural inexpensive acyclic monoterpene ketone (dihydrotagetone) of formula (4), isolated from the oil of Tagetes sp., was smoothly oxidized with meta-periodate/potassium permanganate into 2,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-heptanoic acid of formula (3), the reduction of 3 with metal hydride such as sodium borohydride or lithium aluminium hydride provided 4-hydroxyacid of formula (2) which on without isolation undergone lactonisation in acidic medium furnished two chiral centered 5-isobutyl-3-methyl-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone of formula (1) as an analogue of whisky lactone 5-butyl-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone of formula (1a) responsible for high quality of alcoholic beverage (whisky, wine, brandy and scotch), in addition, coconut flavoured 5-butyl-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone of formula (1) is also as an analogue of coconut aldehyde (&ggr;-nonalactone, F.E.M.A. No. 2751) of formula (1b) which is responsible for flavouring a wide range of food stuffs including baked goods and confectionery.
从Tagetes sp.的油中分离出的一种天然廉价的无环单萜酮(二氢龙蒿酮)(式(4)),经过与甲苯磺酸亚铁/高锰酸钾的平滑氧化反应,形成了式(3)的2,6-二甲基-4-氧代庚酸。将3与金属氢化物(如硼氢化钠或铝锂氢化物)还原,得到式(2)的4-羟基酸,它在酸性介质中经过内酯化反应,生成两个手性中心的5-异丁基-3-甲基-4,5-二氢-2(3H)-呋喃酮(式(1))作为威士忌内酯5-丁基-4-甲基-4,5-二氢-2(3H)-呋喃酮(式(1a))的类似物,负责酒类饮料(威士忌、葡萄酒、白兰地和苏格兰威士忌)的高品质。此外,椰子风味的5-丁基-4-甲基-4,5-二氢-2(3H)-呋喃酮(式(1))也是椰子醛(&ggr;-壬内酯,F.E.M.A. No. 2751)(式(1b))的类似物,负责为包括烘焙食品和糖果在内的各种食品提供风味。