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A short synthesis of (6 R )‐6‐methyl‐3‐octanone
Author(s) -
Pawar Archana S.,
Chattopadhyay Subrata,
Mamdapur Vasant R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
liebigs annalen der chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 0170-2041
DOI - 10.1002/jlac.199419940217
Subject(s) - chemistry , reagent , simple (philosophy) , stereochemistry , citronellol , combinatorial chemistry , salient , organic chemistry , geraniol , computer science , artificial intelligence , chromatography , epistemology , philosophy , essential oil
A short and efficient synthesis of the title pheromone in optically pure form was developed by starting from R ‐citronellol as the chiral template. The salient features of the synthesis were the use of easily accessible inexpensive materials/reagents and operationally simple reactions.