3-Oxiranylprop-2-enals as synthetic building blocks. Easy and stereoselective synthesis of naturally occurring (E,Z)-1,3,5-trienes and (E,Z)-2,4-dienals, pheromones and flavour components
Abstract
Wittig reactions of the title compound (3) lead in one step to the (E,Z)-alkadienyloxiranes (6) and (7), useful starting materials for the preparation of pheromones and flavour components.