Synthetische Juvenilhormone 1. Mitteilung. p-Substituierte β-Methyl-Zimtsäurederivate

In the first communication the synthetic methods are described for preparing aromatic analogues of juvenile hormone like activity. The para-substituted 2-methyl-cinnamic acid derivatives are formed by a Friedel-Crafts acylation of a phenol, followed by the Wadsworth-Emmons (Wittig-Horner)-Reaction with the corresponding phosphonates. More than 120 compounds are listed.