Chemistry of natural compounds and bioorganic chemistry a convergent synthesis of octadeca-2E,13Z-dienyl acetate, a pheromone component of Synanthedon tipuliformis C

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/bf02505687

A convergent synthesis of octadeca-2E,13Z-dienyl acetate, a pheromone component of Synanthedon tipuliformis C., has been developed. The synthesis is based on cross-coupling of 8-iodooct-2E-en-1-ol THP ether with dec-57-enyl bromide catalyzed by CuBr.