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A simple synthesis of [2E]-2-butyloct-2-enal, an alarm pheromone compo
nent of the African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda, and [2E]-2-tride
cylheptadec-2-enal, an unusual metabolite from the red alga, Laurencia
species using Baylis-Hillman adducts has been described.