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Title: PRACTICAL SYNTHESES OF SELECTED INSECT PHEROMONES

Author
item Petroski, Richard
item Bartelt, Robert
item Cosse, Allard
item 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).