A Highly Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of (E)-1,3-dienes and (E,E)-1,3,5-trienes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87972-1

(E)-1,3-dodecadien-1-yl acetate, an insect sex pheromone of the red bollworm moth and (E,E)-1,3,5-undecatriene, a component of Dictyopteries and Galbanum were synthesized in a highly stereo- and regioselective manner from allyl and pentadienyl dithiocarbamates, respectively.