Synthese enantiospecifique de la (+)-(R)-ethyl-6-dihydro-2,3-methyl-2-4H-pyranone-4, pheromone de la mite Hepialus hecta L.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19890720611

A new synthesis of (+)-(R)-6-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one ((R)-8), sex-pheromonal component of the male swift moth Hepialus hecta L., has been performed from (-)-(R)-1-(1,3-dithian-2-yl)propan-2-ol with an enantiomeric excess of >/=97percent.