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Synthesis of ( S )‐9‐Methylgermacrene‐B, the Male‐Produced Sex Pheromone of the Sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis from Lapinha, Brazil, and Its ( R )‐Isomer
Author(s) -
Kurosawa Satoshi,
Mori Kenji
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0690(200003)2000:6<955::aid-ejoc955>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - sandfly , sex pheromone , pheromone , enantiomer , chemistry , stereochemistry , leishmania , leishmania chagasi , zoology , parasite hosting , ecology , biology , world wide web , computer science
Both the enantiomers of 9‐methylgermacrene‐B ( 1 ) were synthesized from the enantiomers of methyl 3‐hydroxy‐2‐methylpropanoate ( 2 ). The male‐produced sex pheromone of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (the vector of the protozoan parasite Leishmania chagasi ) from Lapinha, Brazil, was identified as ( S )‐ 1 by GC comparison.