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ChemInform Abstract: A Facile and Stereospecific Synthesis of (E)-8-Acetoxy-6-methyl-6- octen-2-one: A Key Intermediate for Lactone-Derived Sex Pheromones of the Mexican and Caribbean Fruit Fly.

C.-J. LEE

C.-J. LEE

USDA, ARS, PSI, ICEL, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

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A. B. DEMILO

A. B. DEMILO

USDA, ARS, PSI, ICEL, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

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R. M. WATERS

R. M. WATERS

USDA, ARS, PSI, ICEL, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

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First published: June 4, 1996

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The title compound (X) is synthesized stereospecifically and in a convenient manner in five steps. The sequence may be suitable for a large scale synthesis of pheromones (XI)-(XIII).

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