Improved Synthesis and Deployment of (2<i>S</i>,3<i>R</i>)-2-(2<i>Z</i>,5<i>Z</i>-Octadienyl)-3-nonyloxirane, a Pheromone of the Pink Moth, <i>Lymantria mathura</i>
作者:Ashot Khrimian、James E. Oliver、Roger C. Hahn、Nikki H. Dees、Jeff White、Victor C. Mastro
DOI:10.1021/jf035506q
日期:2004.5.1
We report two new syntheses of (2S,3R)-2-(2Z5Z-octadienyl)-3-nonyloxirane, the main sex pheromone component of the pink moth, Lymantria mathura. The key step in the first route was the construction of (Z,Z)-1-bromo-1,4-heptadiene (6), which was coupled in the final step with 2-iodomethyl-3-nonyloxirane 4 via a Grignard reaction. The second approach employed alkylation of 1,4-heptadiynyllithium with epoxy triflates 7 in ether/hexane and provided the pheromone in greater than or equal to37% overall yield from alcohol 2. The 4:1 ratio of pheromone enantiomers, reportedly the most attractive to pink moth males, can be directly crafted from appropriately selected Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation conditions.