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SUBMITTER: Yang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007644 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160901
(-)-Ambrox is recognised as the prototype of all ambergris odorants. Widely used in perfumery, (-)-Ambrox is an important ingredient due to its unique scent and excellent fixative function. An environmentally friendly and practical preparation of (-)-Ambrox is still unavailable at present although a lot of attention has been paid to this hot research topic for many years. A one-pot synthesis of (-)-Ambrox was studied starting from (-)-sclareol through oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in the pres ...[more]