CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER1 Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of methyl 4-hydroxy-5-tetradecynoate and its application to a facile synthesis of Japanese beetle pheromone

CHAPTER2 Synthesis of the enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-octenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one, a sex pheromone of the cupreous chafer beetle, Anomala cuprea Hope

CHAPTER3 Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of 2,3-epoxy-8-methyl-1-nonanol, the key intermediate in the synthesis of the gypsy moth pheromone