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Synthesis of all the six components of the female-produced contact sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.)
Mori, Kenji
, p. 4060 - 4071 (2008/09/20)
All of the following six components of the female sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) were synthesized: (3S,11S)-3,11-dimethyl-2-nonacosanone (1), its 29-hydroxy derivative 2, its 29-oxo derivative 3, (3S,11S)-3,11-dimethyl-2-heptacosanone (4), its 27-hydroxy derivative 5, and its 27-oxo derivative 6. Both the enantiomers of citronellal were employed as the chiral sources and Wacker oxidation was employed for the introduction of the carbonyl group at C-2.
