title: Synthesis of the enantiomers of some methyl-branched cuticular hydrocarbons of the ant, Diacamma sp..
abstract: The enantiomers of 3-methylpentacosane, 3-methylheptacosane, 3-methylnonacosane, 13-methylheptacosane, and 5-methylheptacosane were synthesized by starting from the enantiomers of 2-methylbutyl bromide or citronellol. These methyl-branched alkanes are the characteristic components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of queen of the ant, Diacamma sp..
authors: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Marukawa
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Takikawa
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Mori
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000473:Alkanes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C010236:3-methylpentacosane; C007078:citronellol