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Compound - hepialone [(2R)-2,3-Dihydro-2-ethyl-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one]

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(2R)-2,3-Dihydro-2-ethyl-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one Formula:  C8H12O2  CAS#:    MW:  140.18  [MS]  [Behavioural function]

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Reference(s) for synthesis of (2R)-2,3-Dihydro-2-ethyl-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one [hepialone] Hayashi, S.-I. and Mori, K. 1986. A new synthesis of hepialone [(R)-2-ethyl-6-methyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one], the principal component from male sex scales of the ghost moth, Hepialus californicus B. Agric. Biol. Chem. 50:3209.   Uchino, K., Yamagiwa, Y., Kamikawa, T., and Kubo, I. 1985. Synthesis of hepialone: principal component from male sex scales of Hepialus californicus. Tetrahedron Lett. 26:1319-1320.