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Synthesis of sex pheromones of the Japanese Beetle and Cupreus Chafer Beetle
Koseki, Koshi,Ebata, Takashi,Kadokura, Teruyuki,Kawakami, Hiroshi,Ono, Mikio,Matsushita, Hajime
, p. 5961 - 5968 (1993)
The pheromones (1a,1b) of two insect pests, the Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica, Newman) and Cupreus Chafer Beetle (Anomala cuprea, Hope), were synthesized. Starting from protected D-Ribose, 1a was prepared in 8 steps with a 30% total yield. The same chemistry was demonstrated for the synthesis of 1b.