Synthesis and Field Test of a Pheromone Mimic of the Pine Sawfly(Neodiprion sertifer)

Autor: Chikahiko Naito, Tadashi Kikukawa, Naotake Morimoto, Yutaka Nishimoto, Akira Tai, Takashi Sugimura
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 56:1711-1714
ISSN: 1347-6947
0916-8451
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.56.1711
Popis: A stereochemically pure mimic of the sex pheromone components of the pine sawfly was synthesized. Acetates of (2S,3S)- and (2S,3R)-3-methylpentadecan-2-ol were prepared, and the pheromone activity of their mixture was compared with that of a true pheromone mixture of the acetates of (2S,3S,7S)- and (2S,3R,7R)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-ol. Although the potency of the true pheromone system was 50 times as high as that of the pheromone mimic, the mimic could attract a sufficient number of male sawflies in the field test.
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