A Short and Stereoselective Synthesis of the （-）-（5R, 6S）-6-Acetoxy-hexadecane-5-olide

(-)-(5R, 6S)-6-Acetoxyhexadecan-5-olide 1, a natural mosquito attractant pheromone,was synthesized from readily available aldehyde 2 and cyclopentanone 3 using L-proline-catalyzed asymmetric aldol reaction as the key step.