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Electrochemical Synthesis of the Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Housefly: ( Z )‐9‐Tricosene
Author(s) -
Yadav Ashok K.,
Tissot Paul
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19840670705
Subject(s) - chemistry , housefly , methanol , yield (engineering) , sex pheromone , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , electrode , botany , materials science , larva , musca , metallurgy , biology
The electrochemical synthesis of muscalure, ( Z )‐9‐tricosene( 1 ), has been carried out by coelectrolysis of erucic acid ( 2 ) and propionic acid ( 3 ) in an undivided cell in methanol. To optimize the yield of the cross coupled product 1 , the reaction has been studied in detail by varing different parameters, viz. , electrode material, current density, molar ratio of 2 to 3 , degree of partial neutralization and quantity of water in methanol.