Synthesis of the Sex Pheromone of the Tea Tussock Moth Based on a Resource Chemistry Strategy

Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the tea tussock moth in 33% overall yield over 10 steps was achieved. Moreover, the chiral pool concept was applied in the asymmetric synthesis. The synthesis used a chemical available on a large-scale from recycling of wastewater from the steroid industry. The carb...

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Main Authors: Hong-Li Zhang, Zhi-Feng Sun, Lu-Nan Zhou, Lu Liu, Tao Zhang, Zhen-Ting Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/6/1347