Bidirectional, organocatalytic synthesis of lepidopteran sex pheromones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 640-642

  De Figueiredo, Renata Marcia ^a   Berner, Raphael ^a   Julis, Jennifer ^a   Liu, Ting ^a   Türp, David ^a   Christmann, Mathias ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HORSE CHESTNUT LEAFMINERS; LEPIDOPTERAN SEX PHEROMONES; ORGANOCATALYTIC SYNTHESIS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

CYCLOALKENE; HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; LEPIDOPTERA; OXIDATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; SILKWORM;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; KETONES; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846210688     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0620415     Document Type: Article

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