M. Rejzek et al., SYNTHESIS OF JUVENILE-HORMONE BIOANALOGS DERIVED FROM 2-(4-HYDROXYBENZYL)-6-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE, Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications, 61(4), 1996, pp. 605-614
A new simple approach to isomeric 2-(4-alkoxybenzyl)-6-methylcyclohexa
nones and the corresponding alcohols and a subsequent synthesis of com
pounds imitating the action of the insect juvenile hormones is describ
ed. Biological activity of the isomeric juvenile hormone bioanalogs di
ffered considerably when tested on the flesh fly (Sarcophaga bullata)
and the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor).