Unsymmetrical double Wittig olefination on the syntheses of insect pheromones. Part 1: Synthesis of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane, the sexual pheromone of Leucoptera coffeella

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-241

  Zarbin, Paulo H G ^a   Princival, Jefferson L ^a   De Lima, Eraldo R ^b   Dos Santos, Alcindo A ^a   Ambrogio, Bianca G ^b   De Oliveira, Alfredo R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5,9 Dimethylpentadecane; 7,11 Dimethylheptadecane; 7 Methylheptadecane; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Double Wittig reaction; Leucoptera coffeella; Pheromone; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIBROMOPROPANE; 2 HEXANONE; 2 OCTANONE; 5,9 DIMETHYLPENTADECANE; ALKADIENE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROGENATION; NONHUMAN; OLEFINATION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; WITTIG REACTION;

AGROMYZIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0347627373     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.10.183     Document Type: Article

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