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US 3,943,157 AGranted
Synthesis of codling moth attractant
AssigneeZoecon Corporation
InventorsClive A. Henrick, John B. Siddall
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Abstract
Sterospecific synthesis of an attractant for the codling moth by reacting sorbic aldehyde with an organo-metallic reagent to yield a 1-ether of trans-8-trans-10-dodecadiene-1,7-diol which is reduced via a 7-sulfonic acid ester to yield an ether of trans-8-trans-10-dodecadiene-1-ol and hydrolyzed to trans-8-trans-10-dodecadien-1-ol. ##SPC1##
Claims3
A compound of the following formula:
- ##SPC5##
- wherein R is trimethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, diphenylmethylsily, or dimethylisopropylsilyl, said compound having a trans-8,trans-10-isomeric configuration.
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