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12-nor-alloisolongifolan-11-one, a ketone with amber-like odour from longifolene

✍ Scribed by Jozef Kula; Azmi Masarweh

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 78 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 0882-5734
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(1998070)13:4<277::aid-ffj746>3.0.co;2-9

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✦ Synopsis

Acid-catalysed isomerization of longifolene 1 gives alloisolongifolene 2 which, after ozonolysis, creates ketone 3 with a rich, earthy and amber-like odour.