(1R,5R)-(+)-Verbenone of high optical purity

M. R. Sivik
Kenetha Frisby, Butler University
L. A. Paquette

In recent years, verbenone has been used with increasing frequency as a convenient "chiral pool" starting material for enantiospecific natural product synthesis9 and for the preparation of chiral ligands for transition metals.

Abstract

In recent years, verbenone has been used with increasing frequency as a convenient "chiral pool" starting material for enantiospecific natural product synthesis9 and for the preparation of chiral ligands for transition metals.1