title: Alkyl substitution in terminal chain of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate, a pheromone component of turnip moth,Agrotis segetum. Synthesis, single-sensillum recordings, and structure-activity relationships.
abstract: Structure-activity relationships for 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-alkyl substituted analogs of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate, a pheromone component of the turnip moth,Agrotis segetum, have been studied by electrophysiological single-sensillum recordings, and interpreted in terms of a receptor-interaction model. The compounds were prepared by alkenyl cuprate reactions withα,β-unsaturated carbonyl derivatives or alkyl halides. The electrophysiological results indicate steric repulsive interactions between the alkyl groups and the receptor in all the positions studied. This demonstrates a high complementarity between the receptor and the terminal alkyl chain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry & Chemical Center, University of Lund, P.O. Box 124, S-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jönsson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liljefors
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hansson