SYNTHESIS OF (R,Z)-7,15-HEXADECADIEN-4-OLIDE, THE SEX-PHEROMONE OF THE YELLOWISH ELONGATE CHAFER (HEPTOPHYLLA-PICEA)

Authors
KUWAHARA S HAMADE S YOSHINAGA Y LEAL WS KODAMA O
Citation
S. Kuwahara et al., SYNTHESIS OF (R,Z)-7,15-HEXADECADIEN-4-OLIDE, THE SEX-PHEROMONE OF THE YELLOWISH ELONGATE CHAFER (HEPTOPHYLLA-PICEA), Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 61(10), 1997, pp. 1696-1698
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Agriculture,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology","Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09168451
Volume
61
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1696 - 1698
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8451(1997)61:10<1696:SO(TSO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
(R,Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the sex pheromone of the yellowish el ongate chafer (Heptophylla picea), was synthesized from L-malic acid i n 15 steps. The synthetic pheromone was identical with the natural pro duct in its MS, IR, GLC retention time, and biological activity.