2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER

Chemical properties

Methyl (E)-2-(Z)-4-decadienoate has a fruity, waxy, pear-like odor with a slight lemon connotation.

Occurrence

Reported found in pears, pear brandy and spineless monkey orange.

The Uses of 2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER

(2E,4Z)-2,4-Decadienoic Acid Methyl Ester is used in the syntheses of Methyl (R,E)-2,4,5-tetradecatrienoate and Methyl (2E,4Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pheromone components of the male dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 18, p. 77, 1988 DOI: 10.1080/00397918808057822
Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 603, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84052-6