Synthesis of derivatives of (S)-2-alkanols, components of pheromones of Drosophila mulleri and Rhyzopertha dominica, from (S)-(+)-3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-diene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02494932

Effective routes for the synthesis of (S)-2-acetoxytridecane, the sex pheromone of the fruit fly Drosophila mulleri, and (S)-1-methylbutyl 2-methyl- and 2,4-dimethylpent-2E-enoates, components of the aggregation pheromone of the lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica, were developed on the basis of (S)-4-methylhex-5-en-1-yl tosylate accessible from (S)-(+)-dihydromyrcene.