ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
face fly
;
Musca autumnalis De Geer
;
pheromone
;
sex pheromone
;
behavioral bioassay
;
(Z)-14-nonacosene
;
(Z)-13-nonacosene
;
(Z)-13-heptacosene
;
mating strike
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Components of a sex pheromone that cause male face flies to strike at females were found to be the straight-chain monoalkenes (Z)-14-nonacosene, (Z)-13-nonacosene, and (Z)-13-heptacosene. Although these compounds were found in the extracts of both sexes, extracts from sexually mature males contained a much higher proportion of nonacosane and heptacosane, which attenuated the activity of the active monoalkenes. The monoalkenes were readily synthesized by a Wittig reaction modified by the use of hexamethylphosphoric triamide as a cosolvent with tetrahydrofuran to produce a product containing 94–96% (Z) isomer.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00987868
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