Citation
K. Domon et K. Mori, Pheromone synthesis, CCV - Short synthesis of vesperal [(S)-10-oxoisopiperitenone], the female sex pheromone of the longhorn beetle (Vesperus xatarti), and of its enantiomer, EUR J ORG C, (22), 2000, pp. 3783-3785
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
1434193X
→ ACNP
Issue
22
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3783 - 3785
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-193X(200011):22<3783:PSC-SS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Vesperal [(S)-10-oxoisopiperitenone, 1], the female sex pheromone of the lo
nghorn beetle (Vesperus xatarti), was synthesized from (R)-limonene (3) in
6% overall yield (6 steps). The non-natural (R)-vesperal was also prepared
from (S)-limonene.