Moiseenkov, A.M., Ishchenko, R.I., Veselovskii, V.V., Odinokov, V.N., Polunin, E.V., Kovalev, B.G., Cheskis, B.A., & Tolstikov, G.A. 1989 Synthesis of alpha-neryl and alpha-geranyl propionates - components of the sex pheromone of San Jose Scale.. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 25(3): 366-368.

Notes: Abstract: An effective synthesis of alpha-neryl and alpha-geranyl propionates has been performed by the two-stage E/Z-C5 homologization of 3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl iodide. The San Jose scale is also known as Quadraspidiotus perniciosus. Keywords: pheromones.