title: Synthesis of (6R,12R)-6,12-Dimethylpentadecan-2-one, the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone from Banded Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica balteata, Based on a Chiron Approach.
abstract: Herein we describe a synthesis of (6R,12R)-6,12-dimethylpentadecan-2-one (5), the female produced sex pheromone of banded cucumber beetle Diabrotica balteata Le Conte, from (R)-4-methyl-5-valerolactone, a methyl-branched chiron.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Wei-Sheng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C000606214:6,12-dimethylpentadecan-2-one; D012724:Sex Attractants