Pheromones of insects and their analogs. LIII. Synthesis of ferrulactone I -a pheromone of cryptolestes ferrugineus

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01374028

8-Acetoxy-3, 7-dimethyl-l-(phenylsulfonylacetoxy)octa-2E, 6E-diene has been synthesized, and its cyclization under the action of zero valent palladium followed by desulfurization with the aid of sodium amalgam has led to ferrulactone I - one of the macrolide components of the aggregation pheromone of the rust-red grain beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus).