A diastereoselective synthesis of (1SR,3SR,7RS)-3-methyl-α-himachalene, the sex pheromone of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
摘要:
The sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, vectors the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the New World. The male-produced pheromone, (1S,3S,7R)-3-methyl-alpha-himachalene provides an opportunity for pest managing this pest problem by influencing the behaviour of the biting female. Previous syntheses of the pheromone have all focused on a late stage Diels-Alder cyclisation to generate the bicyclic cis-himachalene skeleton. By adopting a new retrosynthetic analysis that depends on an early stage Diels-Alder cyclisation, the number of steps has been reduced to ten, of which five are catalytic and so provides access to quantities suitable for field-scale experiments. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A diastereoselective synthesis of (1SR,3SR,7RS)-3-methyl-α-himachalene, the sex pheromone of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
摘要:
The sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, vectors the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the New World. The male-produced pheromone, (1S,3S,7R)-3-methyl-alpha-himachalene provides an opportunity for pest managing this pest problem by influencing the behaviour of the biting female. Previous syntheses of the pheromone have all focused on a late stage Diels-Alder cyclisation to generate the bicyclic cis-himachalene skeleton. By adopting a new retrosynthetic analysis that depends on an early stage Diels-Alder cyclisation, the number of steps has been reduced to ten, of which five are catalytic and so provides access to quantities suitable for field-scale experiments. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A diastereoselective synthesis of (1SR,3SR,7RS)-3-methyl-α-himachalene, the sex pheromone of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
作者:Samuel Dufour、Pascalie Castets、John A. Pickett、Antony M. Hooper
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2012.04.037
日期:2012.6
The sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, vectors the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the New World. The male-produced pheromone, (1S,3S,7R)-3-methyl-alpha-himachalene provides an opportunity for pest managing this pest problem by influencing the behaviour of the biting female. Previous syntheses of the pheromone have all focused on a late stage Diels-Alder cyclisation to generate the bicyclic cis-himachalene skeleton. By adopting a new retrosynthetic analysis that depends on an early stage Diels-Alder cyclisation, the number of steps has been reduced to ten, of which five are catalytic and so provides access to quantities suitable for field-scale experiments. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.