K. Mori, H. Kiyota, D. Rochat
Aug 12, 1993
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European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
The relative configuration of the naturally occurring 3-methyl-4-octanol (1), the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Rhynchophorus phoenicis, was determined as syn by a GC comparison of the synthetic (±)-syn- and (±)-anti-1 with the natural product. Enantioselective synthesis of both (3R,4R)-and (3S,4S)-1 was achieved by starting from the optically active epoxide 9, and the natural product was shown to be (3S,4S)-1 by a GC comparison on a chiral stationary phase.