Selective Cleavage of Dimethylhydrazones to the Carbonyl Compounds Using Silica Gel and its Application in the Synthesis of (Z)-9-Tetradecenyl Acetate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1989-27363

A new method for the selective hydrolytic cleavage of dimethylhydrazones consists of treatment of the hydrazones with silica gel (pH 6.80) in wet tetrahydrofuran.Utilizing this method as one of the key steps, (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, the pheromone of Spodoptera frugiperda, was synthesized.