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Isolation, identification and synthesis of sex pheromone components of the carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae

TC Baker, W Francke, C Löfstedt, BS Hansson, JW Du…

Index: Baker, T. C.; Francke, W.; Loefstedt, C.; Hansson, B. S.; Du, J.-W.; et al. Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 22 p. 2901 - 2902

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Abstract

The sex pheromone of females of the carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae, was identified to be a mixture of (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal, (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadienal and (Z)-9-tetradecenal in the ratio of 10:1:1. A synthetic blend proved to be attractive. ... GC/EAD + GC/MS investigations showed (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal, (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadienal and (Z)-9-tetradecenal to be the sex pheromone of the carob moth. Blends of synthetic compounds are active.