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Synthesis of (R,Z)-7, 15-Hexadecadien-4-olide,the Sex Pheromone of the Yellowish Elongate Chafer (Heptophylla picea) |
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| Abstract: | (R, Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the sex pheromone of the yellowish elongate chafer (Heptophylla picea), was synthesized from l-malic acid in 15 steps. The synthetic pheromone was identical with the natural product in its MS, IR, GLC retention time, and biological activity. |
| Keywords: | sex pheromone yellowish elongate chafer Heptophylla picea 7 15-hexadecadien-4-olide |