Ir. Trehen et al., SYNTHESIS OF (E)-9-OXO-2-DECENOIC ACID AND (E)-10-HYDROXY-2-DECENOIC ACID, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 31(4), 1992, pp. 257-259
Syntheses of (E)-9-oxo-decenoic acid (III), queen's substance and (E)-
10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (V), a component of royal jelly and a bee p
heromone, have been accomplished through a common intermediate (I).