Faraldos JA, Wu S, Chappell J, Coates RM. Conformational Analysis of (+)-Germacrene A by Variable Temperature NMR and NOE Spectroscopy.
Tetrahedron 2007;
63:7733-7742. [PMID:
20617157 PMCID:
PMC2898143 DOI:
10.1016/j.tet.2007.04.037]
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Abstract
(+)-Germacrene A, an important intermediate in sesquiterpene biosynthesis, was isolated in pure form from a genetically engineered yeast and was characterized by chromatographic properties (TLC, GC), MS, optical rotation, UV, IR, (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR data. Variable-temperature 500 MHz (1)H NMR spectra in CDCl(3) showed that this flexible cyclodecadiene ring exists as three NMR-distinguishable conformational isomers in a ratio of about 5:3:2 at or below ordinary probe temperature (25° C). The conformer structures were assigned by (1)H NMR data comparisons, NOE experiments, and vicinal couplings as follows: 1a (52%, UU), 1b (29% UD), and 1c (19%, DU).
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