Synthesis of derivatives of (S)-2-alkanols, components of pheromones of Drosophila mulleri and Rhyzopertha dominica, from (S)-(+)-3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-diene

Effective routes for the synthesis of (S)-2-acetoxytridecane, the sex phero mone of the fruit fly Drosophila mulleri, and (S)-1-methylbutyl 2-methyl- a nd 2,4-dimethylpent-2E-enoates. components of the aggregation pheromone of the lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica, were developed on the basis of (S)-3-methylhex-5-en-1-yl tosylate accessible from (S)-(+)-dihydromyrcene.