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

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

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The pine caterpillar, Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker), is a notorious forest pest.An efficient and convenient synthesis of the sex pheromones of this pest Parsley has been achieved.In our synthetic approach, a Wittig coupling of an aldehyde with an ester-bearing phosphonium salt was used Wall Shelves 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.