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Pheromone Synthesis, CLXVII. - Synthesis of All of the Eight Stereoisomers of Methyl 2,6,10-Trimethyltridecanoate, the Male-produced Pheromone of the Stink Bugs, Euschistus heros and E. obscurus
Mori, Kenji,Murata, Noriaki
, p. 1153 - 1160 (2007/10/02)
All of the eight possible stereoisomers of methyl 2,6,10-trimethyltridecanoate (1), the male-produced attractant pheromone of the South American soybean pest, Euschistus heros, and that of E. obscurus, are synthesized by starting from the enantiomers of citronellol (2) and methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate (9). - Key Words: Euschistus heros / Euschistus obscurus / Pheromones / Stink bugs / Sulfones, alkylation of / Tridecanoate, methyl 2,6,10-trimethyl-