Synthesis 2024; 56(14): 2270-2276
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751573
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Stereoselective Reduction of Conjugated and Non-conjugated Triple Bonds in Attractant Precursors with Zn Activated by Cu: A Designed Approach to the Synthesis of Conjugated Dienic Pheromones

Jacek Grodner
This work was partially supported by funds for current activities (subsidy) from the Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki (Ministry of Education and Science).


Abstract

A simple, highly stereoselective, and efficient method to obtain important attractants by the reduction of the triple bond in several E-enynes and hex-3-ynyl acetate by an activated Zn-Cu system is described. The stereoselectivity of the semireduction for the generation of a new (Z)-C=C bond was >98%. The substrates for the reduction reaction were obtained by new synthetic routes with an overall yield of more than 40%.

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Publication History

Received: 21 December 2023

Accepted after revision: 20 February 2024

Article published online:
13 March 2024

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