Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Methyl Jasmonate and (+)-Methyl Epijasmonate

Abstract

An efficient and flexible enantioselective synthesis of (-)-methyl jasmonate and (+)-methyl epijasmonate, two important phytohormones, is described. The procedure makes use of a chiral cyclopentanoid building block that can easily be prepared from tartaric acid by phosphorus ylide chemistry.