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EFFICIENT TRANSFORMATION OF (Z)-2-BUTENE-1,4-DIOLS TO α,β-BUTENOLIDES: A SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-ELDANOLIDE
Chakraborty, T.K.,Chandrasekaran, S.
, p. 2891 - 2894 (2007/10/02)
(Z)-2-Butene-1,4-diols are efficiently converted to the corresponding α,β-butenolides using silver carbonate/celite and this methodology has been applied to the synthesis of (+/-)-eldanolide, the wing gland pheromone of the male African sugar cane borer, Eldana saccharina (wlk).
