title: Determination of the absolute configuration of the sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug by vibrational circular dichroism analysis.
abstract: Comparison of theoretical and experimental vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of an enantiopure synthetic sample of the obscure mealybug sex pheromone allowed the determination of the absolute configuration of the insect's pheromone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Figadère
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: Jocelyn G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: C512831:(2,3,4,4-tetramethylcyclopentyl)methyl acetate; D039821:Monoterpenes; D012724:Sex Attractants