PHEROMONE SYNTHESIS-63 SYNTHESIS OF BOTH THE ENANTIOMERS OF 2,3-DIHYDRO-2-ISOPROPYL-2,5-DIMETHYLFURAN, A SEX SPECIFIC COMPOUND IN FEMALES OF THE BEETLE HYLECOETUS DERMESTOIDES L

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91128-7

Both the enantiomers of 2,3-dihydro-2-isopropyl-2,5-dimethylfuran were synthesized employing the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation reaction.The (R)-(-)-enantiomer of this cyclic enol ether was also synthesized from (R)-(-)-linalool.