A. K. Arora

Synthesis via ultrasound: A short and convenient synthesis of 9-oxo-2(E)-decenoic acid

A simple synthesis of 9-oxo-2(E)-decenoic acid (I), queen substance of honeybeeApis mellifera is reported using ultrasonic waves.

A very short and convenient synthesis of 2-methyl-6-(2′-oxo-4′-methylcyclohex-3′-en-1′-yl)-2-heptene and (±)-12-hydroxy-2-oxobisabol-3-ene

Abstract2-methyl-6-(2′-oxo-4′-methyl-cyclohex-3′-en-1′-yl)-2-heptene (II) and (±)-12-hydroxy-2-oxobisabol-3-ene (III), two naturally occurring terpenic ketones isolated from theStevia species and aerial parts ofPolychyrus fuscus respectively have been synthesized utilising tandem-phenylation reduction as a key reaction.