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Synthesis 1992; 1992(12): 1216-1218
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26340
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Enantioselective Synthesis of (S)-1-Methyldodecyl Acetate, a Pheromone of Drosophila mulleri, via (-)-Sparteine-Assisted Deprotonation of 1-Dodecanol

Folker Hintze* , Dieter Hoppe
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40-60, D-2300 Kiel, Germany
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29 April 2002 (online)

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The title compound was synthesized with 98 % ee by enantioselective lithiation and methylation of 1-dodecanol, employing a new protection/activation method for primary alcohols, followed by asymmetric deprotonation of the carbamate.

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