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Synthesis of the Sex Pheromones of the Pine Caterpillar, Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The pine caterpillar, Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker), is a notorious forest pest. An efficient and convenient synthesis of the sex pheromones of this pest has been achieved. In our synthetic approach, a Wittig coupling of an aldehyde with an ester-bearing phosphonium salt was used to construct the Z-alkene, whereas the E-alkene was prepared via a stereoselective reduction of an alkyne with LiAlH4. The synthetic sex pheromones would be useful for integrated pest management of the pine caterpillar.

Source: Reactions

DOI: 10.3390/reactions5040045

Authors: Chuanwen Lin, Sijie Ma, Xiao Sun, Qinghua Bian, Jiangchun Zhong

Institution: China Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Insect Pheromone Research and Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,137

Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China