(9Z)-9,13-Tetradecadien-11-ynal, the sex pheromone of the avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer

✍ Scribed by Jocelyn G. Millar; Mark Hoddle; J. Stephen McElfresh; Yunfan Zou; Christina Hoddle

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 178 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.06.019

✦ Synopsis

The highly unsaturated aldehyde (9Z)-9,13-tetradecadien-11-ynal and the corresponding alcohol were identified as possible sex pheromone components of the avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer. The aldehyde as a single component attracted more male moths than caged virgin female moths, and addition of the analogous alcohol and/or acetate decreased attraction. A stereospecific synthesis of the pheromone is described.