The pheromone components of the legume pod borer, (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienal, and the soybean pod borer, (E,E)-8,10-dodecadienyl acetate, were synthesized in good yields via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.
Keywords: Synthesis, legume pod borer, soybean pod borer, Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, sex pheromone and (E,E)-10, 12-hexadecadienal