The invention relates to a production process of (R, Z)-5-(1-
decene) dihydrofuran-2 (3H)-
ketone serving as a sex attractant of Japanese turtles, which comprises the following steps: (1) reacting 1-bromononane serving as a
raw material with
triphenylphosphine at a certain temperature and under the condition of a
solvent to prepare nonyl triphenyl
phosphorus bromide as shown in a formula (II); (2) taking 4-pentenoic acid as a
raw material, and carrying out oxidation reaction and intramolecular
esterification reaction in the presence of an
oxidizing agent to prepare a target fragment (R)-5-
hydroxymethyl dihydrofuran-2-one shown as a formula (III); (3) taking the (R)-5-
hydroxymethyl dihydrofuran-2-
ketone shown in the formula (III) as a
raw material, and carrying out oxidation reaction to prepare a target fragment (R)-5-oxotetrahydrofuran-2-
formaldehyde shown in the formula (IV); and (4) carrying out
Wittig reaction on (R)-5-oxotetrahydrofuran-2-
formaldehyde as shown in the formula (IV) and nonyltriphenylphosphorus
bromide as shown in the formula (II) in the presence of alkali to prepare the (R, Z)-5-(1-
decene) dihydrofuran-2 (3H)-
ketone as shown in the formula (I). The method has the advantages of short reaction
route, cheap and easily available raw materials, mild
reaction conditions, easy amplification, small environmental
pollution, and good economic and social values in popularization.