Abstract

(R, Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the sex pheromone of the yellowish elongate chafer (Heptophylla picea), was synthesized from l-malic acid in 15 steps. The synthetic pheromone was identical with the natural product in its MS, IR, GLC retention time, and biological activity.

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