Efficient transformation of (z̲)-2-butene-1,4-diols to α,β-butenolides: a simple synthesis of (±)-eldanolide

Chandrasekaran, S. ; Chakraborty, T. K. (1984) Efficient transformation of (z̲)-2-butene-1,4-diols to α,β-butenolides: a simple synthesis of (±)-eldanolide Tetrahedron Letters, 25 (27). pp. 2891-2894. ISSN 0040-4039

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Abstract

(Z̲)-2-Butene-1,4-diols are efficiently converted to the corresponding α,β-butenolides using silver carbonate/celite and this methodology has been applied to the synthesis of (±)-eldanolide, the wing gland pheromone of the male African sugar cane borer, Eldana saccharina (wlk).

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