The first part of this thesis describes the use of several diterpenoids which are readily available in New Zealand for the synthesis of compounds possessing ambergris-type odours. Homologues and analogues of known odorants have been prepared with a view to correlating their odour properties with molecular structure. A new series of 1,3-dioxa-compounds has been found to exhibit odour properties characteristic of this class of odorants. In the second part a simple procedure for the conversion of totarol into a C-12 oxygenated derivative is reported. This derivative has been oxidatively degraded using ozone, and the degradation product has been converted into a possible intermediate for the synthesis of a ring-C system found in naturally occurring nagilactones. The rearrangement of several aryl phosphates under the action of n-butyllithium is reported.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/278316 |
| Date | January 1981 |
| Creators | Palmer, Brian D. |
| Publisher | ResearchSpace@Auckland |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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