Synthesis of (2S,2′ R,3S,4R)-2-(2′-hydroxy-21′-methyldocosanoylamino)-1,3,4-pentadecanetriol, the ceramide sex pheromone of the female hair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii

The ceramide sex pheromone [(2S,2' R,3S,4R)-2(2'-hydroxy-21'-methyldocosanoylamino)-1,3,4-pentadecanetriol (1)] of the female hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii) was synthesized by starting from (S)-serine and 12-bromo-1-dodecanol.