Synthesis of Both the Enantiomers of Eldanolide (trans-3,7-Dimethyl-6-octen-4-olide), the Wing Gland Pheromone of the Male African Sugar-cane Borer
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 47 (3) , 597-601
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1983.10865672
Abstract
Both the natural eldanolide [(3S,4R)-(+)-3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-4-olidej and its antipode, the pheromone produced by the male Eldana saccharina (Wlk.), were synthesized from optically pure methyl (R)-( + )-citronellate.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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