Novel convenient synthesis of (Z/E)-8-dodecenyl acetates, components of the Grapholitha molesta sex pheromone

摘要

Components of the Grapholitha molesta sex pheromone, (Z/E)-8-dodecenyl acetates (1, 2), were synthesized in five steps in 20% overall yield using 10-hydroxydecanoic acid (3) as starting material.