ChemInform Abstract: Termite Trail Attractants: New Syntheses of Racemic (E)-α-, (Z)-. alpha.- and β-Bisabolenes.
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The synthesis of the title compounds (IX), (XV) and (XIX) is described. The key steps are the palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of the stannane (VII), the cuprate mediated coupling of the bromide (XIII) and the zirconium promoted methylenation of the ketone (XVII).