Tetrahedron Letters

5-formyl-δ—valerolactone: A useful synthon for the chiral synthesis of the vespa orientalis pheromone and the mosquito oviposition attractant pheromone

P Coutrot, C Grison, C Bomont

Index: Coutrot Ph.; Grison; Bomont Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 45 p. 8381 - 8384

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Abstract

Abstract A synthetic scheme starting from the reaction between the lithiated N-allyl-N-methyl- (bisdimethylamino) phosphoramide anion and the triflate derivative of (R)-(-)-or (S)-(+)-2, 3- O-isopropylideneglycerol is described to prepare the key chiral synthon (R)-5-or (S)-5-formyl-