(1) Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, pr. Oktyabrya, 71
Abstract:
A practical synthesis of biologically active 10-hydroxy- and 9-oxo-2E-decenoic acids, components of mandibular gland secretion of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.), is developed using ozonolysis-reduction of oleic acid and 1,9-diacetoxynon-1-ene in the key steps.