INSECT PHEROMONES AND THEIR ANALOGUES. XLII. SYNTHESIS OF 1,6-DIMETHYLOCT-1-YL FORMATE - A MIMIC OF THE AGGREGATION PHEROMONE OF FLOUR BEETLES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00630662

2,6-Dimethyloctan-1-ol, the formate of which is a mimic of the aggregation pheromome of the flour beetles Tribolium confusum and T. castaneum, has been synthesized by the hydroboration of 2,6-dimethyloct-1-ene, obtained from β-methylvaleric acid.