Synthesis of the (17R)- and (17S)-Isomers of Volicitin, an Elicitor of Plant Volatiles Contained in the Oral Secretion of the Beet Armyworm
2002
ITOH, Seiji | KUWAHARA, Shigefumi | HASEGAWA, Morifumi | KODAMA, Osamu
Both the (17R)- and (17S)-isomers of volicitin, which is contained in the oral secretion of the beet armyworm and induces corn seedlings to emit a blend of volatile compounds to attract the natural enemy of the herbivore, were synthesized via the semi-hydrogenation of an intermediary diyne and (Z)-selective olefination as the key steps. They were both obtained as crystalline compounds.
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