Enantioselective synthesis of (2R,3R,7S)-3,7 -dimethylpentadecan-2-ol, sex pheromone component of pine sawflies

The pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffrey) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), is a widespread and economically important forest insect in North America, Japan and Europe. It has been demonstrated that the main sex pheromone components of this species are acetate or propionate of 3,7-dimethyl-2-pentade...

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Main Authors: Moreira Jardel A., Corrêa Arlene G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2000-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532000000600010