Synthesis of (1<i>R</i>,7<i>Z</i>)-1-Methyl-7-hexadecenyl Acetate, the Female Sex Pheromone of the Honey Locust Gall Midge
作者:Yasumasa SHIKICHI、Kenji MORI
DOI:10.1271/bbb.120265
日期:2012.7.23
(1R,7Z)-1-Methyl-7-hexadecenyl acetate (1), the female sex pheromone of the honey locust gall midge (Dasineura gleditchiae), was synthesized from 6-hepten-1-ol in an 8.9% overall yield (eight steps). Hydrolytic kinetic resolution of (±)-1,2-epoxy-8-heptadecyne was the key step in the synthesis.