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Muscalure, the sex attractant of the common housefly, is

Chapter 21, Problem 32SP

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QUESTION:

Muscalure, the sex attractant of the common housefly, is cis-tricos-9-ene. Most syntheses of alkenes give the more stable trans isomer as the major product. Devise a synthesis of muscalure from acetylene and other compounds of your choice. Your synthesis must give specifically the cis isomer of muscalure.

Equation Transcription:

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CH_{3}(CH_{2})_7

C=C

(CH_{2})_{12}CH_3

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QUESTION:

Muscalure, the sex attractant of the common housefly, is cis-tricos-9-ene. Most syntheses of alkenes give the more stable trans isomer as the major product. Devise a synthesis of muscalure from acetylene and other compounds of your choice. Your synthesis must give specifically the cis isomer of muscalure.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

CH_{3}(CH_{2})_7

C=C

(CH_{2})_{12}CH_3

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Solution:

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Here we have to synthesize the muscalure  (cis-tricos-9-ene)

The structure of  cis-tricos-9-ene

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