1,3-Diacetyl-11,19-deoxa-11-oxomeliacarpin, a possible precursor of azadirachtin, from Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae)
- Publication Type
- Journal contribution
- Authors
- Kraus, W.; Gutzeit, H.; Bokel, M.
- Year of publication
- 1989
- Published in
- Tetrahedron Lett.
- Band/Volume
- 30/14
- Page (from - to)
- 1797-8
I (1,3-diacetyl-11,19-deoxa-11-oxomeliacarpin), a possible intermediate in the biosynthesis of azadirachtin, was isolated from methanolic exts. of A. indica seeds. Structure I was proposed on the basis of 1H- and 13C-NMR data.