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A Convenient Synthesis of 2-Methylheptadecane, the Tiger Moth Pheromone from Aleuritic Acid
Subramanian, G. B. V.,Mehrotra, Kalpana
, p. 665 (2007/10/02)
2-Methylheptadecane has been synthesised starting from threo-aleuritic acid.The key steps are: (i) formation of a C16-aldehyde; (ii) a Grignard reaction with isopropyl bromide; (iii) removal of the oxygen functions through tosylation and reduction; (iv) d