title: Enantioselective synthesis of a mealybug pheromone with an irregular monoterpenoid skeleton.
abstract: The first enantioselective synthesis of a mealybug sex pheromone with an unprecedented monoterpenoid skeleton has been accomplished by using a highly diastereoselective conjugate addition of an organocopper reagent to a gamma-alkyl-alpha,beta-unsaturated ester intermediate as the key step.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Shigefumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D008956:Models, Chemical; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004952:Esters; D039821:Monoterpenes; D012724:Sex Attractants