Russian chemical bulletin

A simple synthesis of 4E, 7Z-tridecadien-1-yl acetate, a component of the sex pheromone of the potato mothPhtorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelehiidae)

AA Vasil'ev, EP Serebryakov

Index: Vasil'ev; Serebryakov Russian Chemical Bulletin, 1996 , vol. 45, # 9 p. 2232 - 2235

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Abstract

Abstract A simple, five-step synthesis of the title compound was developed starting from commercially available 2, 4-nonadienal. The overall yield of the pheromone is 29%, and the geometric purity of the Δ 4 and Δ 7 double bonds is≥ 95%. The Z configuration of the Δ 7