The (S)-forms of (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene-1,8-diol (secreted by male danaid butterflies) and of (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene-1,8-dioic acid (a pheromone of the azuki bean weevil) were synthesized via stereoselective hydrogenation by baker’s yeast of the carbonyl activated double bond of achiral precursors.
通过面包酵母对非手性前体的羰基活化双键进行立体选择性氢化,合成了(E)-3,7-二甲基-
2-辛烯-1,8
-二醇(雄性丹顶鹤蝶分泌)和(E)-3,7-二甲基-
2-辛烯-1,8-二酸(红豆象鼻虫的一种信息素)的(S)-形式。