of the cucumber beetle. In this context, we developed the asymmetric total synthesis of the aggregation pheromone of A. vittatum, Vittatalactone, to determine its absolute configuration and to further examine the pheromone response in field studies. The synthesis features an enzyme-catalyzed approach toward the deoxypropionate structural motif. A preformed organocopper reagent could then be coupled in
The present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of vittatalactone, the aggregation pheromone of the striped cucumber beetle,
Acalymma vittatum.