A STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF (R,Z)- AND (R,E)-14-METHYL-8-HEXADECENALS (TROGODERMAL), THE SEX PHEROMONES OF TROGODERMA SPECIES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87677-7

A stereocontrolled synthesis of (R,Z)- and (R,E)-14-methyl-8-hexadecenals with high stereochemical purity in both absolute and geometrical configurations was achieved by the use of the S_N2 type ring-opening reaction of (S)-β-methyl-β-propiolact