title: A nine carbon homologating system for skip-conjugated polyenes.
abstract: Ozonolysis of Z,Z,Z-cylonona-1,4,7-triene leads to a 1,9-difunctionalised Z,Z-3,6-nonadiene which is readily converted into a range of polyunsaturated pheromones and fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hussein H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom. Electronic address: chs028@bangor.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Juma'a R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Al Dulayymi
authors.affiliation: Biocomposites Centre, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Viacheslav V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tverezovskiy
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011090:Polyenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010675:Pheromones; D011090:Polyenes; D002244:Carbon; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Ozonolysis; Pheromones; Poly-unsaturated fatty acids; Skip-conjugated