%0 Journal Article %A Cavill, GWK %A Laing, DG %A Williams, PJ %T A synthesis of the juvenile hormone, methyl cis-10,11-Epoxy-7-ethyl-3,11-dimethyltrideca-trans-2,trans-6-dienoate %J Australian Journal of Chemistry %D 1969/10/01 %V 22 %N 10 %P 2145-2160 %K %R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9692145 %U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9692145 %X Methyl (±)-cis-10,11-epoxy-7-ethyl-3,11-dimethyltrideca-trans-2,trans- 6-dien-oate (I) has been synthesized via 6,7-isopropylidenedioxy-7- methylnonan-3-one. The route is also applicable to the synthesis of homologues and analogues.