Azadirachtin Story

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 47; no. 49; pp. 9402 - 9429
• Main Authors: Veitch, Gemma E, Boyer, Alistair, Ley, Steven V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 24.11.2008; WILEY-VCH Verlag; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: antifeedants; Azadirachta - chemistry; Claisen rearrangement; epoxidation; Limonins - chemical synthesis; Limonins - chemistry; Limonins - isolation & purification; natural products; radical cyclization

Azadirachtin has been the subject of intensive research within the scientific community ever since its isolation from the neem tree in 1968. There are now over 1000 publications relating to this natural product which cover all aspects of structural, biological and synthetic studies. Herein, we descr...