Synthesis of a Sex Pheromone of the Longtailed Mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus ^[1]

Abstract

The synthesis of a recently identified and highly active sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus is reported. A concise synthetic route, use of the under explored Meyer–Schuster rearrangement, Claisen rearrangement, and ring-closing metathesis are the highlights of this work.

Key words

pheromones - total synthesis - metathesis - rearrangement - acylation

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