| Title:  Helminthosporol CAS Registry Number:  1619-29-0 CAS Name:  (1R,4R,5S,8S)-8-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,7-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-6-carboxaldehyde Additional Names:  8-(hydroxymethyl)-4-isopropyl-1,7-dimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-6-carboxaldehyde Molecular Formula:  C15H24O2 Molecular Weight:  236.35 Percent Composition:  C 76.23%, H 10.24%, O 13.54% Literature References:  A plant-growth regulator isolated from Helminthosporium sativum as (-)-form.  Prepn:  Tamura et al., Agric. Biol. Chem. 29, 216 (1965); Tamura, Sakurai, ibid. 28, 337 (1964); Tamura et al., ibid. 27, 738 (1963).  Synthesis of (+)-form:  E. Piers, H. P. Isenring, Can. J. Chem. 55, 1039 (1977). Properties:  Crystals from n-hexane, mp 98°.  [a]D23 -28.7° (c = 1.93 in CHCl3).  uv max (ethanol):  267 nm. Melting point:  mp 98° Optical Rotation:  [a]D23 -28.7° (c = 1.93 in CHCl3) Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol):  267 nm     Status:  This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.  |