Synthesis of (3R)‐3‐Hydroxy‐2‐Hexanone, (2R,3R)‐2,3‐hexanediol and (2S,3R)‐2,3‐hexanediol, the Male Sex Pheromone of Hylotrupes bajulus and Pyrrhidium sanguineum (cerambycidae)

Abstract The following compounds were identified as male pheromone components of the longhorn beetles Hylotrupes bajulus and Pyrrhidium sanguineum: (3R)‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐hexanone [(3R)‐1], (2S,3R)‐2,3‐hexanediol [(2S,3R)‐4] and (2R,3R)‐2,3‐hexanediol [(2R,3R)‐4]. The syntheses of enantiomerically pure sa... View More