An asymmetric dihydroxylation route to (3 R, 5 E)-2, 6-dimethyl-2, 3-epoxyocta-5, 7-diene: the major volatile component from male fruit-spotting bugs

…, S Possner, P Hayes, GC Paddon-Jones…

Index: Moore, Christopher J.; Possner, Sven; Hayes, Patricia; Paddon-Jones, Gregory C.; Kitching, William Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1999 , vol. 64, # 26 p. 9742 - 9744

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Abstract

The fruit-spotting bug, Amblypelta nitida (Heteroptera: Coreidae), and the banana spotting bug, A. lutescens, are very serious pests of most fruit and nut crops in tropical and subtropical Australia. There appear to be few natural enemies of this pest, and costly control is based largely on prophylactic use of endosulfan, but use of this agent has its troublesome aspects. 1 Some information on the chemistry of fruit-spotting bugs is available, 2 but in ...