Spiroacetal Biosynthesis: (±)-1,7-Dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane in Bactrocera cacuminata and Bactrocera oleae (Olive Fruit Fly)Export / Share PlumX View Altmetrics View AltmetricsSchwartz, B. D., McErlean, C. S.P., Fletcher, M. T., Mazomenos, B. E., Konstantopoulou, M. A., Kitching, W. and De Voss, J. J. (2005) Spiroacetal Biosynthesis: (±)-1,7-Dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane in Bactrocera cacuminata and Bactrocera oleae (Olive Fruit Fly). Organic Letters, 7 (6). pp. 1173-1176. ISSN 1523-7060 Full text not currently attached. Access may be available via the Publisher's website or OpenAccess link. Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/ol050143w AbstractA biosynthetic scheme rationalizing the formation of (±)-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (5) in the fruit fly species Bactrocera cacuminata and Bactroceraoleae (olive fruit fly) is presented. Incorporation studies with deuterium-labeled keto aldehyde (10), 1,5-nonanediol (11), and 1,5,9-nonanetriol (12), and our previous finding that both oxygen atoms of 5 originate from dioxygen, are strongly evidentiary. The racemic condition of the natural spiroacetal 5 is accounted for, and inter alia, it is demonstrated that dihydropyran (18) is not an important intermediate en route to 5.
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