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Stereoselective syntheses of Sex Pheromone of Mediterranean Fruitfly and Alarm Pheromone of Ants
Joshi, N. N.,Mamdapur, V. R.,Chadha, M. S.
, p. 577 - 579 (2007/10/02)
Facile synthetic routes to the sex pheromone components (Ia and Ib) of Mediterranean fruitfly, and te alarm pheromone (II) of ants in various species, are described.The key intermediates (1 and 2) for these syntheses, are derived from tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol.Bromination of 1, and alkylation of dimethyl malonate with the resulting bromide (3), lead to Ia which on LAH reduction affords Ib.Whereas, oxidation of 2 followed by olefination with (i-propylidene)triphenylphosphorane, and subsequent deketalisation completes the synthesis of II.
