Pauline, Kristina et al. just published a 5 steps synthesis of β-damascone, a component of the essence of the Damask rose, from the simple 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone.
The synthesis is simple and delivers the product in a global yield of 39%.
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P. Chaumont-Olive, K. Plevová, A. M. Collado Pérez, J. Sánchez-Quesada,
R. Šebesta, J. Cossy Arkivoc 2021, 10, 140-150.
P.-G. Echeverria, J. Cornil, C. Férard, A. Guérinot, J. Cossy, P. Phansavath, V. Ratovelomanana-Vidal RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 56815-56819.
M. Bézagu, S. Arseniyadis, J. Cossy, O. Couture, M. Tanter, F. Monti, P. Tabeling Lab on a Chip 2015 (in press)
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