C-18 Hydroxylation of gibberellins

Mander, Lewis; Thomson, Regan

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C-18 Hydroxylation of gibberellins

Date

2000

Authors

Mander, Lewis

Thomson, Regan

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A protocol for the hydroxylation of the 18-methyl group in gibberellins has been developed, as demonstrated by the successful synthesis of 18-hydroxy GA4 methyl ester by means of a tandem process involving the conjugate addition of alkoxide to the α-meth