Watanabe, H., Watanabe, T., Kitahara, T., & Mori, K. 1997 Concise synthesis of a racemic and diastereomeric mixture of the sex pheromones of Matsucoccus pine scales.. Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry 61: 127-130.
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Notes: A short (3-5 steps) synthesis of a racemic and diastereomeric mixture of Matsucoccus sex pheromones is described. The key reaction is Lewis acid-mediated cyanation of symmetric tertiary alcohol 6 to afford common intermediate 7.
