Synthesis of serrulatane-type compounds with antimicrobial properties

CHED 498

Kristopher Pfirman, pfirmank@misericordia.edu and Larry D. Pedersen, lpederse@misericordia.edu. Chemistry Department, Misericordia University, 301 Lake Street, Dallas, PA 18612
Ndi has recently isolated serrulatane-type compounds with antmicrobial properties from Eremophila neglecta. Analogs of serrulatane (shown below) have been synthesized from substituted tetralones. The synthesis and antimicrobial properties of these compounds are presented.

 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008