Synthesis of 3(Z)-Dodecen-12-olide - an aggregation pheromone of the flat grain beetle Crypfolestes pusillus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02495778

3(Z)-Dodecen-12-olide, an aggregation pheromone of the flat grain beetle, was obtained using 1,4-cis-hydrogenation of ethyl 12-hydroxydodeca-2,4-dienoate as a key step. The dienoic ester was synthesized from 10-hydroxydec-2-enal, which, in turn, was prepa