Polyene pheromone components from an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): Characterization and synthesis

…, T Eisner, A Guerrero, J Meinwald

Index: Jain, Subhash C.; Dussourd, David E.; Conner, William E.; Eisner, Thomas; Guerrero, Angel; Meinwald, Jerrold Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 48, # 13 p. 2266 - 2270

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Abstract

In our earlier study of the female sex attractant from an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix), the occurrence of an uncharacterized C-21 tetraene was noted along with (Z, Z, Z)-3, 6, 9- heneicosatriene, the major pheromone constituent. The sex attractant glands of females from other populations of this moth have now yielded this (2-21 tetraene as a major component, accompanied by a new C-21 diene. Spectral and chemical studies of these ...