title: Synthesis of the four stereoisomers of 3,12-dimethylheptacosane, (Z)-9-pentacosene and (Z)-9-heptacosene, the cuticular hydrocarbons of the ant, Diacamma sp..
abstract: All of the four stereoisomers of 3,12-dimethylheptacosane were synthesized from the enantiomers of citronellal. (Z)-9-Pentacosene and (Z)-9-heptacosene were also synthesized. These hydrocarbons are the characteristic components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the queen of the ant, Diacamma sp..
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C469754:3,12-dimethylheptacosane; C469755:9-pentacosene; D000473:Alkanes; D000475:Alkenes; C068670:9-heptacosene