A STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF "NATURAL" (4S,6S,7S)-SERRICORNIN, THE SEX PHEROMONE OF CIGARETTE BEETLE, FROM LEVOGLUCOSENONE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85662-2

The natural stereoisomer of serricornin was synthesized stereoselectively from levoglucosenone.This firmly established the absolute stereochemistry of serricornin to be 4S,6S,7S.A short synthesis of (-)-δ-multistriatin was also reported.