title: Sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug: a new class of monoterpene structure.
abstract: The sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug, identified as 2-(1,5,5-trimethylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)ethyl acetate, represents the first example of a new monoterpenoid skeleton. A [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement was used in a key step during construction of the sterically congested tetraalkylcylopentene framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA. Jocelyn.millar@ucr.edu
authors.forename: Jocelyn G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: Jardel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: J Steven
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: McElfresh
authors.forename: Kent M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Daane
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Freund
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007313:Insecta / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C544051:2-(1,5,5-trimethylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)ethyl acetate; D000085:Acetates; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D012724:Sex Attractants