A new approach was proposed for the synthesis of 9-oxo-2E-decenoic acid, a multifunctional pheromone of queen honeybee (Apis mellifera L.), starting from the available telomer of butadiene and water (2E,7-octadien-1-ol) using in the key steps partial ozonolysis of the corresponding carbonyl compound, selective oxidation of the conjugated aldehyde into a carboxylic acid, and alkylation of acetoacetic ester to introduce the oxo group.Keywords: 2E,7-octadien-1-ol, 2E,7-octadienal, ozonolytic cleavage, 9-oxo-2E-decenoic acid, synthesis.9-Oxo-2E-decenoic acid (1) was identified as an important component in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) queen substance. It regulates the behavior and vital activity of the bee family. Furthermore, according to our research [1], it exhibits significant pharmacological properties such as antibacterial (for infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and anti-inflammatory (for formalin, protein, and lidocaine inflammation models), acts as a wound-healing accelerator for flap wounds and thermal burns, an antidote, and an immunomodulator. Several approaches to the synthesis of 1 exist. They differ by the methods of introducing the oxo-and D,E-unsaturated carboxylic acid [2].Herein we propose a new approach to the synthesis of the biologically active keto acid 1 starting from the available telomer of butadiene and water (2) [3] that involves conversion of the allyl alcohol in the substrate into a conjugated acid and introduction of the oxo group using acetoacetic ester.The carbon skeleton of the starting diene alcohol 2 had to be shortened by one C atom in order to carry out the synthetic scheme. This was accomplished by partial ozonolysis of the carbonyl compound corresponding to it, 2E,7-octadienal (3), and selective protection of the intermediate dialdehyde 4. For this, we were guided by the known reduced reactivity of conjugated aldehydes for ozone [4] and in reactions that form acetals [5].