Convergent synthesis of (R,R)-6,12-dimethylpentadecan-2-one, the female sex pheromone of the banded cucumber beetle by iron mediated chirality transfer

Efficient and convergent synthesis of (R

Efficient and convergent synthesis of (R)-(−)-10-methyltridecan-2-one, the sex pheromone of the spotted cucumber beetle, by iron-mediated chirality transfer

✍ Enders, Dieter ;Jandeleit, Bernd 📂 Article 📅 1995 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 514 KB

## Abstract The synthesis of (__R__)‐(−)‐10‐methyltridecan‐2‐one, the female sex pheromone of the southern corn root worm (__Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi__ Barber) [(__R__)‐1] in high enantiome‐ric purity (ee ≥ 99%) and excellent overall yield (75%, five steps) is described. In the crucial st