Improved Synthesis and Deployment of (2S,3R)-2-(2Z,5Z-Octadienyl)-3-nonyloxirane, a Pheromone of the Pink Moth, Lymantria mathura

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2890-2895

  Khrimian, Ashot ^a   Oliver, James E ^a   Hahn, Roger C ^b   Dees, Nikki H ^a   White, Jeff ^c   Mastro, Victor C ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Scentry Biologicals Inc   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

(2S,3R) 2 (2Z,5Z octadienyl) 3 nonyloxirane; (3Z,6Z,9S, 10R) 9,10 epoxy 3,6 nonadecadiene; Lymantria mathura; Pheromone; Pink moth; Syntheses

Indexed keywords

1 BROMO 1,4 HEPTADIENE; 1,4 HEPTADIYNYLLITHIUM; 2 IODOMETHYL 3 NONYLOXIRANE; 3 NONYLOXIRANE; ALCOHOL; EPOXIDE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; EPOXIDATION; GRIGNARD REACTION; LYMANTRIA MATHURA; MOTH; NONHUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FATTY ACIDS; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; MOTHS; PHEROMONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA;

EID: 2442556214     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf035506q     Document Type: Article

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