EFFICIENT TRANSFORMATION OF (Z)-2-BUTENE-1,4-DIOLS TO α,β-BUTENOLIDES: A SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-ELDANOLIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81318-6

(Z)-2-Butene-1,4-diols are efficiently converted to the corresponding α,β-butenolides using silver carbonate/celite and this methodology has been applied to the synthesis of (+/-)-eldanolide, the wing gland pheromone of the male African sugar cane borer, Eldana saccharina (wlk).