NOVEL METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOMATO LEAFMINER PHEROMONE COMPONENTS
申请人:MELCHIOR MATERIAL AND LIFE SCIENCE FRANCE
公开号:US20240140902A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-02
The present invention relates to a method for synthesising a pheromone of general formula selected from the group comprising compounds (I) and (I′), alone or in admixture: (I) (I′) comprising reacting (2E)-pentene-1,5-diyl diacetate with at least one Grignard reagent in the presence of a copper-based catalyst. The method according to the invention is particularly applicable to the selective synthesis of tomato leafminer (Tuta absolute) pheromone comprising: (3E,8Z,11Z)-tetradecatrien-1-yl acetate and (3E,8Z)-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate.