Synthesis of the Thiirane Analogs of Juvenile Hormone III and Other Juvenile Hormone Mimics |
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| Authors: | Tetsuo Takigawa Michiaki Tominaga Kenji Mori Masanao Matsui |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Pesticide Synthesis II, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351;2. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 |
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| Abstract: | Methyl (2E,6E)-10,11-epithio-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6-dodecadienoate (the thiirane analog of JH III), 6,7-epithiogeranyl 4-methylphenyl ether and 6,7-epithiogeranyl 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl ether were synthesized. An infrared absorption band at ~1090 cm?1 was attributable to the thiirane group. The biological activity of these three sulfur-containing JH mimics was tested on Culex pipiens, Aedes aegypti and Spodoptera litura to reveal weak or no JH-like activity. |
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| Keywords: | volicitin elicitor Spodoptera exigua 17-hydroxylinolenic acid |
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