This process relates to the synthesis of unsaturated aliphatic esters useful as insect sex attractants, including gossyplure, the insect sex pheromone of the pink bollworm moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, and intermediates therefor. The process utilizes a cyclic phosphonium (Wittig) reagent.
这个过程涉及到合成不饱和脂肪族
酯类,这些
酯类可用作昆虫性信息素,包括棉铃虫的性信息素高丝酮,以及其中间体。该过程利用环
磷酸铵(威廉·维特希格)试剂。