A Concise Asymmetric Synthesis of Sex Pheromone of Euproctis pseudoconspersa (Strand) and Its Enantiomer
The tea tussock moth, <i>Euproctis pseudoconspersa</i> (Strand), is a serious pest, and its sex pheromone is (<i>R</i>)-10,14-dimethylpentadecyl isobutyrate. A new and concise asymmetric synthesis of the sex pheromone and its enantiomer was accomplished. The chiral methyl of the pheromone was introduced by Evans's template, while the extension of the carbon chain was achieved through Li<sub>2</sub>CuCl<sub>4</sub>-catalyzed coupling of chiral tosylate with Grignard reagent.
Authors
- Biyu An
- Qinghua Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-2217)
- Jiangchun Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-979X)
- Shengli Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8517-5197)
- Dan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-4037)
- Jianan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4583-3204)
Institutions
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecules
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122494
- Primary Topic
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00