The synthesis of the drugstore beetle pheromone (Stegobinone)

Jay M. Ansell, Alfred Hassner, W. E. Burkholder

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Abstract

2,3-Dihydro-2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(1-methyl-2-oxobutyl)-4H-pyran-4-one (1 (Stegobinone), the sex pheromone of the drugstore beetle, was successfully prepared from 4,6-dimethyl-3,5,7-nonatrione (2) by a biogenetically plausible scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2497-2498
Number of pages2
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume20
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979
Externally publishedYes

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