Synthesis of 7-methyl-3-propyl-2 (E), 6 (E)-nonadienyl acetate, a terpenoid compound in the male square-necked grain beetle, Cathartus quadricollis (Guer.)

…, HD Pierce Jr, AC Oehlschlager

Index: Dodd, Dharmpal S.; Pierce, Harold D.; Oehlschlager, Allan C. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 57, # 19 p. 5250 - 5253

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Abstract

20 2b methyl-6 (E)-nonen-3-yl acetate (quadrilure) aa an aggregation pheromone produced by males.'The male beetlea aludrllum also produced another compound which was assigned the structure 7-methyl-3-propyl-2, 6 (E)-nonadienyl acetate (1 1) on the basis of a detailed analysis of its decoupled'H NMR spectra. However, the'H NMR spectra data did not permit an assignment of the C2-C3 double-bond geometry. Although this compound waa ...