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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Provivi, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Keith M. Wampler, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Peter Meinhold, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Pedro Coelho, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Vu Bui, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Hasan Mehdi, Budapest, HU;
PROVIVI, INC., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides a method for synthesizing a fatty olefin derivative. The method includes: a) contacting an olefin according to Formula I with a metathesis reaction partner according to Formula IIb in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesis product according to Formula IIIb: andb) converting the metathesis product to the fatty olefin derivative. Each Ris independently selected from H, Calkyl, and Calkenyl; Ris Calkyl; subscript y is an integer ranging from 0 to 17; and subscript z is an integer ranging from 0 to 17. In certain embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is a tungsten catalyst or a molybdenum catalyst. In various embodiments, the fatty olefin derivative is a pheromone. Pheromone compositions and methods of using them are also described.