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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Abraxas grossulariata L. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Identification of (3Z,6Z,9Z)-3,6,9-heptadecatriene and (6Z,9Z)-6,9-cis-3,4-epoxyheptadecadiene in the female sex pheromone"
Author(s):		Toth M; Buser HR; Guerin PM; Arn H; Schmidt F; Francke W; Szocs G;
Address:		"Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pf 102, H-1525, Budapest, Hungary"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1992
Volume:		18
Issue:		1
Page Number:		13 - 25
DOI:		10.1007/BF00997161
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"(3Z,6Z,9Z)-3,6,9-Heptadecatriene and (6Z,9Z)-6,9-cis-3,4-epoxyheptadecadiene have been identified in female sex pheromone gland extracts ofAbraxas grossulariata L. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). The compounds were detected by gas chromatography with electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and identified by GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The amounts of hydrocarbon and epoxide were 0.13 and 0.42 ng/female, respectively. These identifications were confirmed by synthesis; the absolute configuration of the epoxide remains to be determined. Another isomeric epoxide, (3Z,6Z)-3,6-cis-9,10-epoxyheptadecadiene, was tentatively identified in small amounts (0.04 ng/female). Racemic (6Z,9Z)-6,9-cis-3,4-epoxyheptadecadiene elicited the largest electroantennogram response within a series of heptadecadiene and nonadecadiene monoepoxides and the corresponding trienic hydrocarbons and, in field tests, attracted maleA. grossulariata into traps. Addition of 10% (3Z,6Z,9Z)-3,6,9-heptadecatriene to this epoxide enhanced attractiveness; addition of (3Z,6Z)-3,6-cis-9,10-epoxyheptadecadiene had no effect at low proportions while higher proportions caused a reduction in the numbers of males caught"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEToth, M Buser, H R Guerin, P M Arn, H Schmidt, F Francke, W Szocs, G eng 1992/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1992 Jan; 18(1):13-25. doi: 10.1007/BF00997161"