Synthesis of (1S,2R,5R)-2-ehyl-1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, the aggregation pheromone of male beech bark beetles, Taphrorychus bicolor (Col., Scol.)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jlac.199619961005

The absolute configuration of the new bicyclic acetal 2-ethyl-1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (1), identified as an aggregation pheromone of males of the beech bark beetle, Taphrorychus bicolor, was determined by unambiguous synthesis and NMR e