Pheromone syntheses: A tropical approach. Enantioselective synthesis of the (2R,6S,10S) and (2S,6S,10S) isomers of methyl 2,6,10-trimethyldodecanoate Original Research Article

The enantioselective syntheses of two stereoisomers, (2R,6S,10S) and (2S,6S,10S), of methyl 2,6,10-trimethyldodecanoate, out of eight possible isomers, are described, employing the stereoselective hydroboration of (−)-isopulegol (2) and (+)-neo-isopulegol (2a) as the key reaction.