Affiliation:
1. Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences ETH Zürich CH-8093 Zürich Switzerland
2. Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research Schaffhauserstrasse 101 CH-4332 Stein Switzerland
Abstract
AbstractStrigolactones are one of the phytohormones, which have multiple activities on plant growth and development. Since these strigolactone activities are highly associated with crop yield, use of strigolactone could be a promising technology in modern sustainable agriculture. The major strigolactones in corn root exudates have been identified as zealactone 1a/b and zeapyranolactone. We recently disclosed the first total synthesis of zealactone 1a/b together with its biological activity in corn. Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of simplified analogues of both corn‐derived strigolactones with their bioavailability in soil and their biological activities. These compounds would be potential leads for the development of synthetic strigolactones for the agronomical use in a more sustainable crop production.
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Drug Discovery,Biochemistry,Catalysis