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Pheromone Synthesis, CXXVI. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Four Stereoisomers of 6,10,14-Trimethyl-2-pentadecanol, the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of Rice Moth (Corcyra cephalonica)
Mori, Kenji,Harada, Hironori,Zagatti, Pierre,Cork, Alan,Hall, David R.
, p. 259 - 267 (2007/10/02)
The synthesis of four stereoisomers of the female-produced sex pheromone of the rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica) was achieved by starting from (R)-2a, (R)- or (S)-3a, and (R)- or (S)-4 and using alkylation of alkyl phenyl sulfones as the coupling reaction.Behavioral bioassy of each isomer revealed (2R,6R,10R)-1a to be eight times more active than a diastereomeric mixture of equal amounts of the eight possible stereoisomers, indicating that (2R,6R,10R)-1a is probably the natural pheromone or at least themajor component of the female blend.Electrophysiological bioassy also confirmed the high activity of (2R,6R,10R)-1a.