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Synthesis of Disparlure by Kolbe Electrolysis
Author(s) -
Klünenberg Helmut,
Schäfer Hans J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197800471
Subject(s) - sex pheromone , electrolysis , chemistry , ecology , botany , biology , electrode , electrolyte
Disparlure (1) , the sex attractant of the gypsy moth , has now been obtained in configurationally pure form by double Kolbe electrolysis. “Contamination” by geometrical isomers seriously impairs the attractant properties of synthetic pheromones.