Formation of Ambergris Odorants from Amb
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Günther Ohloff; Karl H. Schulte-Elte; Bernard L. Müller
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Article
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1977
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John Wiley and Sons
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German
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## Abstract Singlet oxygen oxygenation of ambrein (**1**) and subsequent degradation of the primarily formed allyl hydroperoxides led to the naturally occurring ambergris odorants **2** to **5**. The results allowed the postulate that ^1^O~2~ is an active reagent in the biodegradation of the tricyc