The Diastereomeric 8,9-Epoxides of Limonene (the 8,9-Epoxy-p-menth-1-enes)
RM Carman, JJ Devoss and KL Greenfield
Australian Journal of Chemistry
39(3) 441 - 446
Published: 1986
Abstract
The stereochemistry of the 8,9-epoxy-p-menth-1-enes has been unambiguously determined by relating them to the corresponding p- menth-1-ene-8,9-diols( uroterpenol ) of known configuration. Mild conditions for the hydrolysis of epoxides with hydroxide ion are described.
https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9860441
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