Studies toward total syntheses of drimane type antifeedants from thujone

This thesis concerns studies directed towards a total synthesis of the drimane type dialdehyde 90 from thujone 42. The naturally occurring drimane dialdehydes have potent antifeedant activity. Development of a versatile synthesis of the drimane type dialdehydes from thujone was the main objective of...

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Main Author: Gao, Zhenyong
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27454