P. Reddy, A. B. Sahasrabudhe, J. Yadav
Mar 1, 1983
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Synthetic Communications
Abstract
Abstract (Z)-6-Heneicosen-11-one (1) has been isolated1 as a very active sex pheromone of Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth, `Orgyia pseudotsugata' which is a severe defoliator of fir forest of Western North America. Because of its importance in the fir forest protection and its unusual structure among known Lepidopterian pheromones, several multi-step methods for its synthesis have been reported.2-5 We now wish to report its synthesis which is simple, straight forward and does not require any expensive reagent.