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Org Lett

Title:		Sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug: a new class of monoterpene structure
Author(s):		Millar JG; Moreira JA; McElfresh JS; Daane KM; Freund AS;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA. Jocelyn.millar@ucr.edu"
Journal Title:		Org Lett
Year:		2009
Volume:		11
Issue:		12
Page Number:		2683 - 2685
DOI:		10.1021/ol802164v
ISSN/ISBN:		1523-7052 (Electronic) 1523-7052 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug, identified as 2-(1,5,5-trimethylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)ethyl acetate, represents the first example of a new monoterpenoid skeleton. A [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement was used in a key step during construction of the sterically congested tetraalkylcylopentene framework"
Keywords:		Acetates/*chemical synthesis/chemistry Animals Cyclopentanes/*chemical synthesis/chemistry Insecta/*chemistry Molecular Structure Monoterpenes/*chemical synthesis/chemistry Sex Attractants/*chemical synthesis/chemistry Stereoisomerism;
Notes:		"MedlineMillar, Jocelyn G Moreira, Jardel A McElfresh, J Steven Daane, Kent M Freund, Amy S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2009/05/20 Org Lett. 2009 Jun 18; 11(12):2683-5. doi: 10.1021/ol802164v"