New Synthesis of the Both Enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-Decenyl)-oxacyclopentan-2-one, the Pheromone of the Japanese Beetle
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 43 (7) , 1571-1575
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1979.10863643
Abstract
The both enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-decenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one were synthesized starting from resolved acetylenic intermediates. The (R)-form of this lactone is the pheromone of Popillia japonica. The optical purities of the final products were about 90%.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: