Enantioselective synthesis of the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2451-2455

  Zhang, Aijun ^a   Nie, Junying ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

(R) lavandulyl (S) 2 methylbutanoate; (R) maconelliyl (S) 2 methylbutanoate; Enantioselective synthesis; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOBUTANONE DERIVATIVE; LAVANDULYL 2 METHYL BUTANOATE; MACONELLIOL; MACONELLIYL 2 METHYL BUTANOATE; PHEROMONE; PINENE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; INSECT; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS; MEALYBUG; NONHUMAN; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BUTYRATES; COMA; CYCLOBUTANES; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MONOTERPENES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

HIBISCUS; INSECTA; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS;

EID: 16344373198     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf048198k     Document Type: Article

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