title: Revision of the structure of the major aggregation pheromone of the broad-horned flour beetle (Gnatocerus cornutus) to (1S,4R,5R)-alpha-acoradiene by its synthesis.
abstract: (1S,4R,5R)-(+)-alpha-acoradiene [1,8-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)spiro[4.5]dec-7-ene] (1) is shown by its synthesis to be the major component of the male-produced aggregation pheromone of the broad-horned flour beetle (Gnatocerus cornutus).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Science University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010675:Pheromones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C493624:1,8-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)spiro(4.5)dec-7-ene; D010675:Pheromones; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes