S. Narasimhan et al., SYNTHESIS OF (3Z,13Z)-3,13-OCTADECADIENYL ACETATE - SEX-PHEROMONE OF SYNANTHEDON TENUIS-USING READILY AVAILABLE C-11 SYNTHON, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 35(2), 1996, pp. 99-101
Synthesis of (3Z,13Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl acetate has been achieved fr
om the readily available 10-undecen-1-ol using cheaper reagents and le
ss number of steps. In the key step alkylation of an alkyne is perform
ed with solid sodamide giving the product in 50% yield. The method can
be easily scaled-up.