L-Fenchone

• CAT Number: I014443
• CAS Number: 7787-20-4
• Molecular Formula: C10H16O
• Molecular Weight: 152.23
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: L-Fenchone; l-alpha-Fenchone; CCRIS 8093;;(1R,4S)-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
• Target: Plants
• Solubility: Soluble in DMSO
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)7-4-5-10(3,6-7)8(9)11/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t7-,10+/m0/s1
• InChIKey: LHXDLQBQYFFVNW-OIBJUYFYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1[C@](C2)(C)CC[C@]2([H])C1(C)C

L-Fenchone is a bridged bicyclic ketone found in fennel oil and thuja oil. L-Fenchone undergoes condensation with pyridinylalkylamines to form chiral iminopyridine ligands, which find applications in enantioselective copper-catalyzed Henry (nitro aldol) reaction. It may also be used in the preparation of enantiopure C(7)-anti-substituted fenchones as new chiral sources.

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