Abstract
A short and stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-13-hexadecen-1 1-yn-1-yl acetate is described. The main feature is a low-temperature Wittig reaction of a triphenylpropylphosphonium bromide with a long-chain alkylated propargyl aldehyde.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 863-867 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 1983 |
Keywords
- (Z)-13-Hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl acetate
- Lepidoptera
- Notodontidae
- Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni
- Thaumetopoeapityocampa
- biological activity
- ester
- pine processionary moth
- sex pheromone
- synthesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Biochemistry