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The synthesis of the enantiomeric 14-methyl-1-octadecenes in >99% EE is described. Enantiomeric 2-methyl-1-hexanols were intermediates in the synthesis. The 1-alkene had been previously identified as the sex pheromone of the peach leafminer moth. Several closely related structures that have δ12 unsaturation are also described.
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Sonnet, P.E., Proveaux, A.T., Adamek, E. et al. Stereoisomers and analogs of 14-methyl-1-octadecene, sex pheromone of peach leafminer moth,Lyonetia clerkella, L.. J Chem Ecol 13, 547–555 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01880098
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