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Abstract
The paper describes a four-step synthesis of ethyl (2E, 4Z)-2, 4-decadienoate (pear ester) from propargyl alcohol with a 50% total yield. It also gives the synthesis of ethyl (2E, 4E)-2, 4-decadienoate. In both cases arsenic ylides were used to give the satisfactory results.