Synthesis of the Enantiomers ofanti-2,6-Dimethylheptane-1,7-diol Monotetrahydropyranyl Ether and Their Conversion into the Enantiomers of the Sex Pheromone Components of the Apple Leafminer,Lyonetia prunifoliella

Abstract

Both (2R,6R)- and (2S,6S)-isomers of 2,6-dimethylheptane-1,7-diol monotetrahydropyranyl ether (4) were synthesized, and converted into the enantiomers of anti-10,14-dimethyl-1-octadecene (1), anti-5,9-dimethyloctadecane (2) and anti-5,9-dimethylheptadecane (3), the sex pheromone components of the apple leafminer (Lyonetia prunifoliella).