M. P. Yakovleva

SULFUR-CONTAINING DERIVATIVES OF MONO- AND BICYCLIC NATURAL MONOTERPENOIDS

Examples of thiylation of natural mono- and bicyclic and variously functionalized monoterpenoids (alkenes, ketones, epoxides, alcohols) and the latest transformation pathways of the newly formed sulfur-containing derivatives were reviewed.

Ozonolysis of alkenes and study of reactions of polyfunctional compounds: LXVIII. Investigation of transformations of peroxide products of olefins ozonolysis treated with hydroxylamine hydrochloride

Hydroxylamine hydrochloride efficiently reduces peroxide products of olefins ozonolysis into carbonyl compounds. Depending on the substrate character, solvent, and the treatment conditions the arising aldehydes transformed along the route aldehyde→aldoxime→nitrile→ester into individual compounds or their mixtures, or give the corresponding acetals.

Two approaches to the synthesis of 9-oxo-and 10-hydroxy-2E-decenoic acids, important components of queen substance and royal jelly of honeybees Apis mellifera

Two approaches to the synthesis of 9-oxo-and 10-hydroxy-2E-decenoic acids, biologically active components of queen substance and royal jelly of honeybees, respectively, were proposed starting with allyl bromide and 1,7-octadiene and using chemo-and regioselective transformations of the common intermediate building block 7-octen-1-ylacetate.

Synthesis of the Promising Chiral Synthon Isopropyl-4R-Methyl-6-Iodohexanoate from L-(-)-Menthol

A synthesis of the promising optically pure synthon isopropyl-4R-methyl-6-iodohexanoate based on ozonolytic transformation of the product of regiospecific dehydratation of L-(-)-menthol, (R)-p-menth-3-ene, into 2,6R-dimethyl-8-hydroxyoctan-3-one was proposed.

Synthesis of (4R)-Methylnonan-1-ol and (4R,8RS)-Dimethyldecanal from (S)-(+)-3,7-Dimethyl-1,6-octadiene

Optically active (4R,8RS)-dimethyldecanal, an analog of the aggregation pheromone of the flour beetles Tribolium confusum and T. Castaneum, and (4R)-methylnonan-1-ol, the sex pheromone of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor L., are synthesized using ozonolytic transformation of (6R,10)-dimethyl-9-undecen-2-one to (6R)-methyl-9-hydroxynonan-2-one in the key step. The starting compound is available as enantiomerically enriched (ee ~50%) (S)-(+)-3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene.

Ozonolysis of Alkenes and Study of Reactions of Polyfunctional Compounds: LXIII. A New Procedure for Direct Reduction of 1-Methylcycloalkene Ozonolysis Products to Hydroxyketones

A procedure was proposed for direct reduction of peroxide products resulting from ozonolysis of 1-methylcycloalkenes to the corresponding hydroxyketones by the action of sodium triacetoxohydridoborate.

10-Undecenoic acid in the synthesis of insect pheromones

The literature on the use of 10-undecenoic acid in the synthesis of insect pheromones is reviewed.

Synthesis of macrolides containing an azine or hydrazide fragment via successive tishchenko disproportionation and [1 + 1]-condensation

Eight potentially useful 15-, 17-, 20-, and 22–25-membered macrolides having an azine or hydrazide fragment were synthesized starting from L-menthol, tetrahydropyran, and 4-methyltetrahydropyran via [1 + 1]-condensation of hydrazine hydrate and some dicarboxylic dihydrazides with 7-oxooctyl 7-oxooctanoate, 3-methyl-7-oxooctyl 3-methyl-7-oxooctanoate, and (3R)-3,7-dimethyl-6-oxooctyl (3R)-3,7-dimethyl-6-oxooctanoate obtained by the Tishchenko reaction from 7-oxo-, 3-methyl-7-oxo, and (3R)-3,7-dimethyl-6-oxooctanals, respectively.

Optically pure acyclic bifunctional compounds from (−)-menthone. Synthesis ofR-4-methyl-1-nonanol, the sex pheromone of the larger flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor L.)

A number of novel methyl-branched chirones were prepared starting from (−)-menthone and making use of a novel, efficient, and selective oxidant, decanepersulfonic acid (DPSA). Optically pure (4R)-methyl-1-nonanol, the sex pheromone of the larger flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor L.), was synthesized.

Ozonolysis of Unsaturated Compounds in the Synthesis of Insect Pheromones and Juvenoids

Research from the last 20 years on the use of ozonolysis of cyclic and acyclic mono- and dienes and aromatic compounds in various steps of the total synthesis of insect pheromones and juvenoids was reviewed.