Title |
Male pheromone of swift moth,Hepialus hecta L. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)
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Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, December 1990
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DOI | 10.1007/bf00982114 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Stefan Schulz, Wittko Francke, Wilfried A. König, Volker Schurig, Kenji Mori, Rolf Kittmann, Dietrich Schneider |
Abstract |
(R)-6-Ethyl-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one, (1R,3S,5R)-3-ethyl-1,8-dimethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3. 1]non-7-ene, and (1R,3S,5R)-3-ethyl-1,8-dimethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-one represent the main components in the male pheromone of the swift moth,Hepialus hecta. The amounts of the three components were 40, 5, and 5 μg per male, respectively. Structure elucidation of the compounds was based on spectroscopic data as compared to synthetic reference samples. The absolute configurations were determined by gas chromatography on chiral stationary phases; optically active samples served as reference compounds. Electrophysiological and behavioral experiments with natural material and synthetic samples clearly showed the three heterocyclic compounds to act as pheromones. (E, E)-α-Farnesene represents the main component of the scent secretion of maleHepialus humuli. |
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