1999 pheromones

pheromonesU 1280

44 - 299Simple Synthesis of Enantiomers of 6-Hydroxyalkan-4-olides byStereoselective Hydrogenation of Methyl 4,6-Dioxoalkanoates. —Key step in the synthesis of the title compound (III), which is a component ofthe pheromonal secretion of the butterfly Idea leuconoe, is the enantioselectivehydrogenation of the 4,6-diketo ester (II) using commercially available chiralRu-BINAP catalysts. — (SCHULZ, STEFAN; Chem. Commun. (Cambridge)(1999) 13, 1239-1240; Inst. Org. Chem., TU Braunschweig, D-38106 Braun-schweig, Germany; EN)

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