Ultrasound assisted synthesis of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane and 5,9-dimethylhexadecane - The sex pheromones of Leucoptera coffeella

Molecules

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2080-2088

  Doan, Nhuan Ngoc ^a,b   Le, Thach Ngoc ^b   Nguyen, Hao Cong ^c   Hansen, Poul Erik ^a   Duus, Fritz ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

^c Ho Chi Minh City University of Science   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

5,9 Dimethylhexadecane; 5,9 Dimethylpentadecane; Leucoptera coffeella; Pheromones; Ultrasound irradiation

Indexed keywords

5,9 DIMETHYLHEXADECANE; 5,9 DIMETHYLPENTADECANE; 5,9-DIMETHYLHEXADECANE; 5,9-DIMETHYLPENTADECANE; ALKANE; CITRONELLOL; SEX PHEROMONE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOTH; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; MONOTERPENES; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34548458102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/12082080     Document Type: Article

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