Sex Attractant of the Pink Bollworm Moth: Isolation, Identification, and Synthesis
- 10 June 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3728), 1516-1517
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3728.1516
Abstract
The sex attractant produced in extremely small amount by the virgin female pink bollworm moth has been isolated in pure form and identified as 10-propyl-trans- 5, 9-tridecadienyl acetate. Successful synthesis of this molecule confirms the structure and makes possible its practical use to help control this destructive pest of cotton. The attractant, for which the common name "propylure" is suggested, may be the first naturally occurring compound with propyl branching to be reported.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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