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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

Title:		"Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the citrus mealybug, Pseudococcus cryptus"
Author(s):		Nakahata T; Itagaki N; Arai T; Sugie H; Kuwahara S;
Address:		"Laboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan"
Journal Title:		Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Year:		2003
Volume:		67
Issue:		12
Page Number:		2627 - 2631
DOI:		10.1271/bbb.67.2627
ISSN/ISBN:		0916-8451 (Print) 0916-8451 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromone of the citrus mealybug (Pseudococcus cryptus), [(1R,3R)-3-isopropenyl-2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl]methyl 3-methyl-3-butenoate, was synthesized from (+)-alpha-pinene in five operational steps in a 43% overall yield. The synthetic pheromone was identical with the natural pheromone in (1)H-NMR and mass spectroscopic properties, and showed almost the same pheromonal activity as the natural pheromone"
Keywords:		Animals Bicyclic Monoterpenes Butyrates/*chemical synthesis Cyclobutanes/*chemical synthesis Hemiptera/*metabolism Monoterpenes/chemical synthesis/*chemistry Sex Attractants/chemical synthesis/*chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineNakahata, Takashi Itagaki, Noriaki Arai, Tomonori Sugie, Hajime Kuwahara, Shigefumi eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2004/01/20 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Dec; 67(12):2627-31. doi: 10.1271/bbb.67.2627"