Author
Petroski, Richard | |
Bartelt, Robert | |
Cosse, Allard | |
Zilkowski, Bruce |
Submitted to: American Chemical Society Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 3/23/2003 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Practical examples of insect pheromone synthesis, from our laboratory will be presented. Examples of key reactions in synthetic pathways include: Regiospecific epoxidation (cereal leaf beetle), kinetic vs. thermodynamic control of cycloheptanone dimethylation (Aphthona flea beetles), in situ oxidation/wittig olefination (salt cedar leaf beetle) and preparation of homologating agents (current stem girdler). |