Journal of Chemical Ecology (1995) 21, 627-634

Akio Ichikawa, Tetsuya Yasuda and Sadao Wakamura (1995)
Absolute configuration of sex pheromone for tea tussock moth, Euproctis pseudoconspersa (Strand) via synthesis of (R)- and (S)-10, 14-dimethyl-1-pentadecyl isobutyrates
Journal of Chemical Ecology 21 (5), 627-634
Abstract: (R)- and (S)-10,14-dimethyl-1-pentadecyl isobutyrates were synthesized from (S)- and (R)-citronellols, respectively. The R enantiomer was as active as the natural pheromone but the S enantiomer was less active in the electrophysiological analyses, which provided conclusive proof that the absolute configuration of the natural pheromone is R.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tetsuya Yasuda, Sadao Wakamura

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Arna pseudoconspersa