Structural elucidation and chiral syntheses of insect pheromones and extension of the synthetic approaches

Abstract

Structural elucidation and chiral synthesis of insect pheromone are described. The synthetic work was extended to the ring opening of an epoxide with amines and mercaptans, and to the microbial reduction of a or β-diketonic compounds by Geotrichum sp.38. © 1993 IUPAC