Sex-pheromones. cis-Dec-5-en-1-yl 3-methylbutanoate as the pheromone from the pine emperor moth (Nudaurelia cytherea cytherea Fabr.)

1 January 1972

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 11,p. 686-687
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39720000686

Abstract

The sex-pheromone of the female pine emperor moth (Nudaurelia cytherea cytherea Fabr.) has been shown to be cis-dec-5-en-1-yl 3-methylbutanoate by g.l.c., i.r., n.m.r., and m.s.; the synthetic ester shows strong attraction in field tests.

Keywords

SEX PHEROMONE