Synthesis of the racemic sex pheromone of Pseudococcus comstocki

The synthesis of the acetate of 2,6-dimethylhepta-1,5-dien-3-ol — the sex pheromone of the Comstock bug — has been carried out by condensing isobutenyllithium with 3,4-epoxy-2-methylbut-1-ene and acetylating the 2,6-dimethylhepta-1,5-dien-3-ol formed. The overall yield of pheromone was 46%.N. D. Zelinski Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Biological Methods of Plant Protection, Kishinev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 132–134, January–February, 1989.     

Synthesis of all 16 stereoisomers of pinesaw fly sex pheromones--tools and tactics for solving problems in fluorous mixture synthesis

[Reaction: see text]. The application of fluorous mixture synthesis (FMS) for accessing natural products and their stereoisomers was validated by the total synthesis of all 16 stereoisomers of the pine sawfly sex pheromone. Four fluorous p-methoxybenzyl groups were used as tags, and a "4-mix-4-split" approach was employed in a divergent synthesis. This paper presents the details of the FMS of pine sawfly sex pheromones with an emphasis on identification and solving of problems encountered when working with fluorous mixtures.     

Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the grain moth Ephestia elutella

A most convenient synthesis of tetradeca-9Z,12E-dien-l-ol and its acetate — components of the sex pheromone of the grain moth — has been carried out on the basis of a scheme for obtaining a cis-1,trans-4-dienic system.     

Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the grain moth Ephestia elutella

A most convenient synthesis of tetradeca-9Z,12E-dien-l-ol and its acetate — components of the sex pheromone of the grain moth — has been carried out on the basis of a scheme for obtaining a cis-1,trans-4-dienic system.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, pp. 834–840, November–December, 1989.     

从月桂烯合成梨圆蚧性信息素

梨圆蚧是对果林危害较大的害虫。该虫的性信息素包括三个组分:3-亚甲基-7-甲基-7-辛烯-1-醇丙酸酯(1)、(2Z)-3,7-二甲基-2,7-辛二烯-1-醇丙酸酯(2)和(2E)-3,7-二甲基-2,7-辛二烯-1-醇丙酸酯(3)。本文介绍了通过对月桂烯进行结构改造来合成梨圆蚧性信息素,从月桂烯到1,总产率为19%。工业上从月桂烯制龋萑花醇和香叶醇,再将橙花醇和香叶醇转变为相应的氯烯醇后再还原、丙酰化即得2和3,其总产率分别为30%和28%。(以橙花醇和香叶醇计)。月桂烯可从β-蒎烯裂解而得。我国有丰富的蒎烯资源,所以开辟从月桂烯合成梨圆蚧性信息素的新途径具有重要的意义。     

Synthesis ofZ-11-octadecenal,the sex pheromone of the wax moth

A new synthesis ofZ-11-octadecenal, the sex pheromone of the wax mothAchroia grisella starting from methyl 10-undecenoate is elaborated.     

Synthesis of the AI component of the red san jose scale sex pheromone

Conclusions The racemic form of the AI component of the red San Jose scale pheromone and its analog were synthesized on the basis of available citronellol and geraniol derivatives.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1143–1146, May, 1989.     

Synthesis of syn-4,6-dimethyldodecanal, the male sex pheromone and trail-following pheromone of two species of the termite Zootermopsis

Recently, we reported that syn-4,6-dimethyldodecanal is the male sex pheromone and the trail-following pheromone of the Termopsidae Zootermopsis nevadensis and Zootermopsis angusticollis. In this article, we describe the syntheses of the mixture of the four stereoisomers of 4,6-dimethyldodecanal using a synthetic pathway where the key step is a Wittig reaction between methyl 4-methyl-5-oxo-pentanoate and 1-methylheptyl-triphenylphosphonium iodide, and of (±)-syn-4,6-dimethyldodecanal starting from 3,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one. Direct GC-MS comparison of these synthetic samples with the natural pheromone allowed its unambiguous identification.     

Synthesis of racemic 10-methyltridecan-2-one,the sex pheromone ofDiabrotica undecimpunctata

A new synthesis of racemic 10-methyltridecan-2-one, the sex pheromone ofDiabrotica undecimpunctata Howardi has been effected. “InterBAV” Scientific Production Company RM, Kishinev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 558–560, July–August, 1994.     

双乙烯基甲醇的不对称环氧化合成午毒蛾性信息素

双乙烯基甲醇经过 Sharpless 不对称环氧化反应合成到高光学纯的午毒蛾Porthetria dispar 性信息素(7R,8S), 对映体过量大于99%, 总产率达43.9%。     

Synthesis of (-)-periplanone-B a sex pheromone component of the American cockroach (periplaneta americana)

The naturally occurring (-)-enantiomer of periplanone-B was synthesized stereoselectively starting from (S)-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid. The crystalline pheromone was obtained in 12% overall yield through 18 steps.     

A new enantioselective synthesis of the four stereoisomers of pallantione,the male-produced sex pheromone of Pallantia macunaima (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

In a previous study we reported the identification of the first ketone found in the Pentatomidae family, the sex attractant pheromone of the male stink bug Pallantia macunaima, (6R,10S)-6,10,13-trimethyltetradecan-2-one. Here we describe an efficient enantioselective route for the synthesis of the four stereoisomers of this pheromone. The synthesis was conceived as the connection of two chiral building blocks, employing (R)- or (S)-citronellol and methyl (S)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate as the source of chirality.     

应用聚合物Wittig试剂合成欧洲玉米螟性信息素

报导了用ω-溴代十一烷-1-醇与2%聚苯乙烯二苯基膦酸树脂合成聚合物季 盐, 然后进一步合成聚合物Wittig试剂, 再与丙醛在四氢呋喃中反应, 以84%的得率制得顺-11-十四碳-1-醇欧洲玉米螟性信息素.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of (-)-dictyostatin and stereoisomers

Total syntheses of (−)-dictyostatin, 6,16-bis-epi-dictyostatin, 6,14,19-tris-epi-dictyostatin, and a number of other isomers and analogs are reported. Three main fragments—top, middle, and bottom—were first assembled and then joined by olefination or anionic addition reactions. After appending the two dienes at either end of the molecule, macrolactonization and deprotection completed the syntheses. The work proves both the relative and absolute configurations of (−)-dictyostatin. The compounds were evaluated by cell-based measurements of increased microtubule mass and antiproliferative activity, and in vitro tubulin polymerization assays as well as competitive assays with paclitaxel for its binding site on microtubules. These assays showed dictyostatin to be the most potent of the agents and further showed that the structural alterations caused from 20- to >1000-fold decreases in activity.     

Synthesis of all the four stereoisomers of (1′S)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl 3,13-dimethylpentadecanoate, the major component of the sex pheromone of Paulownia bagworm, Clania variegata

All the four stereoisomers of (1′S)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl 3,13-dimethylpentadecanoate, the major component of the sex pheromone of Clania variegata, were synthesized by starting from (R)- or (S)-2-methylbutan-1-ol, (R)- or (S)-citronellal, and (S)-2-methylpentan-3-ol. Olefin cross metathesis was employed as the key reaction.     

Synthesis and field test of three candidates for soybean pod borer's sex pheromone

Three candidates for the soybean pod borer's sex pheromone, dodec-10-en-1-yl acetate (E:Z = 95:5) (9a), (E, E)-dodeca-8, 10-dien-1-yl acetate (9b) and (E)-dodec-8-en-1-yl acetate (9c), were synthesized through the coupling reaction between Grignard reagents and acetates catalyzed by Li2CuCl4. Furthermore, the compounds 9a, 9b, and 9c, when tested in the field, showed that dodec-10-en-1-yl acetate (E:Z = 95:5) (9a) has promise as a lure for male soybean pod borer.     

Synthesis of (Z/E)-11-tetradecen-1-ol, a component of Ostrinia nubilalis sex pheromone

11-Tetradecen-1-ol acetate is a mixture of geometric isomers with the Z/E-conformations in a 94:6 ratio that is used as an attractant to trap corn pests. It has a powerful attractive action similar to that of an isomeric mixture of 11-tetradecenyl acetate with the Z/E-conformation in a 95:5 ratio that was extracted from the peritoneal cavity of male Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner in Xinjing (PRC). __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 177–178, March–April, 2008.