An internal historical point of view is presented on the discovery and development of both
methyl jasmonate and its saturated analogue Hedione®. A discussion of the synthetic …

Enantiomeric methyl dihydrojasmonates (MDHJs) were separated by chiral gas
chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography. Organoleptical …

Nicotiana attenuata plants growing in close proximity to damaged sagebrush (Artemisia
tridentata ssp. tridentata) suffer less herbivory than plants near undamaged sagebrush …

12-Oxophytodienoic acid (12-OPDA)(1), ubiquitous in the plant kingdom, is the biosynthetic
precursor for the jasmonoids 2±7. These compounds result from 1 via the so-called …

This account corresponds to the presentation given by the main author on the occasion of
the 2nd Swiss Industrial Symposium in Basel (October 19th, 2018). After a short historical …

Methyl dihydrojasmonate 1 and magnolione 3 are of both academic and industrial interest.
In this paper, we describe a flexible, high-yielding route to diastereomerically pure (+)-cis-(1 …

Prototypen neuer Familien von Präkatalysatoren und Katalysatoren,[Ru ((−)‐Me‐
DuPHOS)(H)(η6‐1, 3, 5‐cyclooctatrien)](BF4) und der daraus zugängliche Komplex „[Ru …

For the synthesis of methyl jasmonate (1), via the strategic intermediates 3, 4, and 6a, we
constructed a synthetic network via the diverse intermediates 7–10, 13, 14, 17, and 18. This …

Abstract Treatment of cycloalkanone dimethyl acetals 3–6 with sorbyl alcohol (=(2E, 4E)‐
hexa‐2, 4‐dien‐1‐ol; 1) in the presence of acids afforded the novel cycloalkenones 8, 9, 11 …

Flavours and fragrances constitute some of the most beautiful and amazing facets of
chemistry. Whereas in many respects chemistry is a very purpose-oriented science …