. Can. J. Chem. 63, 2844 (1985). The key chiral synthons, (R)-3-isopropenyl-6-heptenoic acid and (R)-3-isopropenyl-6-heptenal, needed for the synthesis of (3Z,6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,9-decadien-I-yl acetate, a component of the sex pheromone of the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii, have been prepared by asymmetric synthesis. The chiral acid was synthesized in 86% ee by an asymmetric 1,4-addition of isopropenylmagnesium bromide to the I-ephedrine amide derived from (E)-2,6-heptadienoic acid, followed by base hydrolysis. Acid hydrolysis gave the chiral3-(3-buten-l-yl)-4,4-dimethylbutyrolactone. The chiral aldehyde was prepared in greater than 99% ee by an asymmetric 1,4-addition of isopropenylmagnesium bromide to the imine derived from (S)-(+)-tert-butyl 2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutyrate and (E)-2,6-heptadienal. The 1,4-addition reactions of 12-butyllithium or isopropenyllithium to (4S,5S)-(+)-2-[1-(E-l,5-hexadienyl)]-4-methoxymethyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline gave the addition products, and sequential mild hydrolysis and reduction of these adducts yielded chiral3-n-butyl-6-hepten-1-01 for the former adduct but a mixture of products was obtained from the latter adduct.MARK WHITTAKER, COLIN R. MCARTHUR et CLIFFORD C. LEZNOFF. Can. J. Chem. 63, 2844Chem. 63, (1985. Utilisant une synthbse asymttrique, on a prCpart les synthons chiraux clCs, acide isopropenyl-3(R) heptbne-6 oique et isoproptnyl-3(R) heptbne-6 al, ntcessaires a la synthbse de I'acCtate du mCthylL3(Z) isopropCny1-6(R) dCcadibne-3,9 yle-1 , une composante de la phCrCmone sexuelle de I'ecaille rouge de la Californie Aonidiella aurantii. On a prCparC I'acide chiral avec un ee de 86% en faisant appel B une addition asymktrique-1,4 du bromure d'isopropCnylmagnCsium sur I'amide de la I-CphCdrine provenant de l'acide heptadiene-2,6(E) oi'que, suivie d'une hydrolyse basique. L'hydrolyse acide permet d'accCder B la (butbne-3 yl-1)-3 dimCthyl-4,4 butyrolactone chirale. On a prCparC I'aldChyde chiral avec un ee supCrieur B 99% en procCdant B une addition-] ,4 asymCtrique du bromure d'isopCnylmagnCsium sur I'imide obtenu par rCaction du (+)-amino-2(S) dimkthyl-3,3 butyrate de tert-butyle et de I'heptadibne-2,6(E) al. Les rCactions d'additions-1,4 du n-butyllithium ou de I'isopropenyllithium sur la (+)-[(hexadiene-l,5(E) y1)-11-2 mCthoxymCthy1-4(S) phCnyl-5(S) oxazoline-2 conduisent aux produits d'addition et une hydrolyse douce subskquente suivie d'une reduction de ces adduits conduit au 11-butyl-3 heptene-6 01-1 chiral lorsqu'on part du premier adduit; toutefois, le second adduit ne conduit qu'a un mClange de produits.[Traduit par le journal]The sex pheromones of the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), an insect which is a severe pest of citrus in California, Australia, and the Mediterranean countries, were identified as a mixture of (3Z,6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,9-decadien-1-yl acetate (1) and (3S,6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-9-decen-1-yl acetate (2) (1 -4). Each of these compounds exhibits equal independent ability to attract the male insec...