SYNTHESIS OF ALL FOUR POSSIBLE ENANTIOMERS OF SITOPHILATE AGGREGATION PHEROMONE OF THE GRANARY WEEVIL
An efficient synthesis of the 3-pentyl ester of 2S-methyl-3R-hydroxypentanoic acid (sitophilate) and its 2S,3S-, 2R,3R-, and 2R,3S-isomers has been carried out starting from the available 2R-methyl-3-butenyl acetate as sole monochiral precursor.