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Synthesis 1991; 1991(7): 560-564
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-26515
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Pheromones 80.1 Synthesis of (S)-(+)-Manicone and (S)-(+)-Normanicone, Mandibular Gland Constituents of Myrmicine Ants

Valerij Martischonok* , Gagik G. Melikyan, Alfred Mineif, Otto Vostrowsky, Hans Jürgen Bestmann
  • *Organic Chemistry Institute of the Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, D-8520 Erlangen, Germany
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29 April 2002 (online)

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Optically active (4E,6S)-(+)-4,6-dimethyloct-4-en-3-one (10a), manicone, and (3E,5S)-(+)-3,5-dimethylhept-3-en-2-one (10b), normanicone, the biologically active stereoisomers of mandibular gland alarm pheromone components of Manica ants, were synthesized by three different routes starting from (S)-(-)-2-methylbutan-1-ol (1).

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