Bourgeanic acid explained

Bourgeanic acid is a fatty acid with the molecular formula C₂₂H₄₂O₅.^{[1] [2]} Bourgeanic acid is a lichen metabolite.^{[2] [1]}

Further reading

• Book: Johnson . Alan Thomas . Total Synthesis of (+)-bourgeanic Acid and Conformational Analysis of Its Dilactone . 1990 . Oregon State University . en.
• Yadav . Jhillu . Rao . Tenneti . Yadav . Nagendra . Rao . Kovvuru . Reddy . Basi . Al Khazim Al Ghamdi . Ahmad . Chemoenzymatic Approach to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Bourgeanic Acid . Synthesis . March 2012 . 44 . 5 . 788–792 . 10.1055/s-0031-1289699.

Notes and References

1. Book: Brodo . Irwin M. . Sharnoff . Sylvia Duran . Sharnoff . Stephen . Nature . Canadian Museum of . Lichens of North America . 1 January 2001 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-08249-4 . 247 . en.
2. Book: Majumdar . Krishna C. . Chattopadhyay . Shital K. . Heterocycles in Natural Product Synthesis . 15 June 2011 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-3-527-63489-7 . 32 . en.