title: Synthesis of all four possible stereoisomers of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane, the major sex pheromone component of the coffee leaf miner moth, Perileucoptera coffeella.
abstract: All of the four possible stereoisomers of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane, the major sex pheromone component of the coffee leaf miner moth (Perileucoptera coffeella), were synthesized by using the methyl esters of (S)- and (R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid as chiral sources for the purpose of determining the stereochemistry of the pheromone.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Agricultural Chemicals, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Inashiki-gun, Japan. skuwahar@biochem.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kodama
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods; D009036:Moths; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C421187:5,9-dimethylpentadecane; D000473:Alkanes; D012724:Sex Attractants