Synthesis and antimicrobial testing of skeletally altered alpha pinene derivatives

CHED 1317

Preeti Dhar1, Daniel Tzvi Cohen, dharp@newpaltz.edu2, Sarah Gibbons2, and Cynthia Colon, dharp@newpaltz.edu2. (1) Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, New Paltz, 75 South Manheim Boulevard, CSB 101, New Paltz, NY 12561, (2) Department of Chemistry, SUNY New Paltz, 75 South Manheim Boulevard, CSB 101, New Paltz, NY 12561
Alpha pinene, a known antimicrobial compound is a rigid bicyclic monoterpene with a double bond that allows for a variety of functional and skeletal transformations. We have synthesized skeletally altered R alpha Pinene and S alpha pinene derivatives. The resulting tricyclic compounds have been tested for their antimicrobial potential using TLC bio-autographic assays. The results of this study will be presented.
 

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