Pheromone Synthesis, CLXXXVI. Synthesis of (1S,2R,5R)‐Bicolorin, the Aggregation Pheromone of Male Beech Bark Beetles (Taphrorychus bicolor), and Its (1R,2R,5S) Isomer

(−)-Bicolorin [(1S,2R,5R)-(−)-2-ethyl-1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (1)], the male-produced pheromone of Taphrorychus bicolor, and its (1R,2R,5S) isomer 2 were synthesized by starting from (S)-limonene oxide (3), employing osmium tetroxide catalyzed dihydroxylation of 7b as the key step.