Simple synthesis of 5,9-dimethylated long-chain alkanes, the sex pheromones of leaf miner moths

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2474-2477

  Liang, Ting ^a   Kuwahara, Shigefumi ^a   Hasegawa, Morifumi ^a   Kodama, Osamu ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5,9 dimethylheptadecane; 5,9 dimethylhexadecane; 5,9 dimethylpentadecane; Perileucoptera coffeella; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

5,9 DIMETHYLHEPTADECANE; 5,9 DIMETHYLPENTADECANE; 5,9-DIMETHYLHEPTADECANE; 5,9-DIMETHYLPENTADECANE; ALKANE; CITRONELLOL; SEX PHEROMONE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MOTH; SYNTHESIS;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; MONOTERPENES; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TERPENES;

EID: 0034328624     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.2474     Document Type: Article

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