Abstract
The reduction of 5-hexen-2-one 1, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one 2, acetophenone 3, cis-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one 4 and 2-methylcyclohexanone 5 with various commercially available plants (i.e., Brassica oleracea botrytis, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo, Cynara scolimus, Daucus carota, Foeniculum vulgare and Musa sapientum) is reported. In the reduction of ketones 1– 3, both ( S)- and ( R)-enantiomers 6– 8 were obtained in good yields and with appreciable enantiomeric excesses. With racemic ketones 4 and 5, both the diastereomeric endo/ exo 9 and 10 and cis/ trans 11 and 12 are produced with variable yields and enantiomeric excesses depending on the various plants used.
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