Tetrahedron letters

A stereospecific route to functionalized alkenes from tetrahydrofurfurylic acetates, synthesis of pheromones

R Amouroux, S Ejjiyar

Index: Amouroux, Roger; Ejjiyar, Soumeya Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 26 p. 3059 - 3062

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Abstract

Abstract Pure Z or E γ-iodoalkenes were prepared by a ring opening-elimination tandem reaction of erythro or threo secondary tetrahydrofurfurylic acetates with Me 3 SiCl/NaI. Applications to the synthesis of pheromones of Musca domestica and of Orgyia pseudotsugata are reported.