ChemInform Abstract: Pheromone Synthesis. Part 115. Synthesis of (Z)-2-Ochtoden-1-ol, (E)-2-Ochtoden-1-al, and (Z)-2-Ochtoden-1-al, the Pheromone Components of the Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis).
ChemInform Abstract
Some methods for the synthesis of the title compounds (VIII), (III) and (IX) starting from the myrcene epoxide (I) are reported; the most efficient ones are shown in the scheme.