Patent ID: 8648216

Claim:
A method for synthesizing a sex attractant pheromone comprising: producing a compound of formula Y′—R 1 —X (2) from oxidation reaction on a compound of formula Y—R 1 —X (1); producing a compound of formula from acetalization reaction on said compound of formula (2); and producing a final compound of formula R 3 —R 7 —R 1 —Y′ (7) from a reduction reaction and a hydrolysis reaction on an initial compound of formula wherein: X is halogen, Y is —OH, Y′ is ═O, R 1 is [—CH 2 —] m , or alkyl, R 3 is CH 3 —[CH 2 ] n —, or alkyl, R 6 is [—C≡C—] q , or alkynyl, R 7 is —C═C—C═C—, alkenyl, or R 8 , W is —O-alkyl, —O—R 3 , or —O—CH 2 —CH 3 , R 8 is the geometric cis configuration represented by structure m is independently 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, n is independently 1, 2 or 3, and q is independently 1 or 2.