Download PDF
Synthesis 1990; 1990(3): 219-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-26836
paper
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. This journal, including all individual contributions and illustrations published therein, is legally protected by copyright for the duration of the copyright period. Any use, exploitation or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher's consent, is illegal and liable to criminal prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, cyclostyling, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage.

A Facile Synthesis of Homofarnesene Components of Fire-Ant Trail Pheromone

Shang-Shing P. Chou* , Wu-Hwei Lee
  • *Department of Chemistry, Fu Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan 24205, Republic of China
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
17 September 2002 (online)

  PDF Download  Permissions and Reprints All articles of this category

An efficient four-step synthesis of the homofarnesene components of fire ant trail pheromone starting with geranyl bromide and 2,3-dimethyl-4-phenylthio-2,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide has been accomplished.