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SYNTHESIS OF (2S,3S)-2.3-OCTANEDIOL AND (S)-2-HYDROXY-3-OCTANONE, THE MALE SEX PHEROMONE OF THE GRAPE BORER XYLOTRECHUS PYRRHODERUS
Mori, Kenji,Otsuka, Tatsuya
, p. 553 - 556 (1985)
(2S,3S)-2,3-Octanediol and (S)-2-hydroxy-3-octanone, the pheromone of the grape borer, were synthesized from (+/-)-1-octen-3-ol employing the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation as the starting step.
