ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Sawflies
;
pheromone
;
stereospecificity
;
(−)-erythro configuration
;
enantiomers
;
chirality
;
optical isomers
;
Neodiprion lecontei
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The stereospecificity of the sawfly pheromone 3,7-dimethyl-2-pentadecanol acetate againstNeodiprion lecontei was studied. Twoerythro and a 1∶1 mixture ofthreo isomers (C-2 and C-3) were synthesized for this purpose. It was found that only one isomer with (−)-erythro configuration (2S, 3S) had biological activity. The potency of this synthetic pheromone was roughly identical to the one shown by the naturally occurring pheromone in this species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988238
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