PHEROMONE SYNTHESIS, CXCI - SYNTHESIS OF THE ENANTIOMERS OF 8-HYDROXY-2,5,8-TRIMETHYL-4-NONANONE, THE MYXOBACTERIAL PHEROMONE OF STIGMATELLA-AURANTIACA TO INDUCE THE FORMATION OF ITS FRUITING BODY

The enantiomers of the title compound 1 were synthesized from the enan tiomers of citronellol (2). Both (R)- and (S)-1 induced the formation of the fruiting body of a myxo-bacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca at a c oncentration of 0.4-1.0 nM.