Synthesis of (9E,11Z)-Hexadeca-9,11-dienal, Sex Pheromone of the Pecan Nut Casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella (Neunzig)

Linda C. Passaro; Francis X. Webster

doi:10.1055/s-2003-39400

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Synthesis of (9E,11Z)-Hexadeca-9,11-dienal, Sex Pheromone of the Pecan Nut Casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella (Neunzig)

Linda C. Passaro, Francis X. Webster*
Department of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Fax: +1(315)4706856; e-Mail: fwebster@mailbox.syr.edu;

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The pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella (Neunzig), is a significant pest of the pecan nut industry. Two alternative syntheses of (9E,11Z)-hexadeca-9,11-dienal, the sex pheromone of the pecan nut casebearer, are described. The key transformation in each sequence is an orthoester Claisen rearrangement.

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(9E,11Z)-hexadeca-9,11-dienal - conjugated diene - Claisen rearrangement - pheromone - pecan nut casebearer - Acrobasis nuxvorella

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