Potent sex attractant of the gypsy moth: its isolation, identification, and synthesis.
The sex attractant emitted by the female gypsy moth has been identified as cis-7,8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecane. The structure was verified by spectral, gas chromatographic, and biological comparisons with the synthesized compound. Nine closely related isomers were considerably less effective.
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D010675:Pheromones