A method has been developed for the preparation of ceralure B1, a potent attractant for the Mediterranean fruit fly. The method utilizes trans-siglure acid as starting material to produce iodolactone which is subsequently reduced to lactone. The lactone is converted to a mixture of epimers ceralure A acid and ceralure B1 acid. The ceralure A acid is recyclized to lactone, leaving epimer ceralure B1 acid intact. Following separation from lactone, the ceralure B1 acid is esterified to produce ceralure B1 of about 92-94% purity. The overall yield is about 58-65%, a significant improvement over currently known methods which result in yields of about 30-33%.
已开发出一种制备地中海果蝇强效引诱剂Ceralure B1的方法。该方法利用顺式半萜酸作为起始物质,制备
碘内酯,随后还原为内酯。内酯转化为混合外消旋体Ceralure A酸和Ceralure B1酸。Ceralure A酸回收重环化为内酯,使外消旋体Ceralure B1酸保持不变。从内酯中分离后,Ceralure B1酸酯化,制备出约92-94%纯度的Ceralure B1。总收率约为58-65%,明显优于目前已知的方法,其产率约为30-33%。