Synthesis of all four possible stereoisomers of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane, the major sex pheromone component of the coffee leaf miner moth, Perileucoptera coffeella.
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.
Kuwahara
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Laboratory of Agricultural Chemicals, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Inashiki-gun, Japan. skuwahar@biochem.tohoku.ac.jp
Liang
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Leal
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Ishikawa
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Kodama
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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
C421187:5,9-dimethylpentadecane; D000473:Alkanes; D012724:Sex Attractants