Fig. 4.

1H NMR spectra (300 MHz) and structure of (R)-maconelliyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate.

Sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug,Maconellicoccus hirsutus, contains an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene

1. Aijun Zhang * , †, 
2. Divina Amalin ‡, 
3. Shyam Shirali *, 
4. Miguel S. Serrano §, 
5. Rosa A. Franqui ¶, 
6. James E. Oliver*, 
7. Jerome A. Klun *, 
8. Jeffrey R. Aldrich *, 
9. Dale E. Meyerdirk ∥, and 
10. Stephen L. Lapointe §

Author Affiliations

1. *Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center West, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705; ‡Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Miami, FL 33158; §U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ft. Pierce, FL 34945; ¶Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR 00928; and ∥Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD 20737

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E-mail: zhanga@ba.ars.usda.gov.

Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM),Maconellicoccus hirsutus, were isolated, identified, and synthesized. They are (R)-2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexenyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate [common name is (R)-lavandulyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate] and [(R)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)cyclobutyl]methyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate [which we refer to as (R)-maconelliyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate]. Maconelliol is an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene, and its structure has been established by enantioselective synthesis from precursors of known structure and configuration. A 1:5 synthetic mixture of the two RS esters (1 μg per rubber septum) proved to be a potent attractant of males in field bioassays. The pheromone component, maconelliyl 2-methylbutanoate, represents a heretofore undescribed natural product.

The 1H NMR spectrum (Fig. 4) of purified compound 2 (≈30 μg obtained by preparative GC) contained resonance for 26 protons, including six methyl groups, consistent with the assumed molecular formula C15H26O2. A doublet at 4.15 ppm (d, 2 H, J = 7.57 Hz) corresponded to a methylene in an ester (—O—CH2—CH—). Four distinct methyl signals were clearly displayed; two signals at 1.51 (s, 3 H) and 1.40 (s, 3 H) ppm from two methyl groups on the double bond (CH3—CC), and another two signals at 1.24 (s, 3 H) and 1.12 (s, 3 H) ppm corresponding to a geminal dimethyl [(CH3)2C—] or two methyl groups on quaternary carbons. The remaining two methyl groups supported the presence of a 2-methyl butyrate moiety CH3CH2CH(CH3)CO (δ 0.83, t, 3 H, J = 7.19 Hz; 1.077, d, 3 H, J = 6.82 Hz). Accordingly, in the absence of any olefinic protons, the tetra-substituted cyclobutane 2-methylbutanoate (compound 3 or 4, Fig. 3) were considered as reasonable pheromone candidates. The structure 3 was more consistent with the long-range homoallylic coupling (H—C—CC—CH) observed for the methylene group in the four-member ring. The two protons at the 4 position were not equivalent. Broad signals at δ 2.47 and 2.05 could be interpreted as the homoallylic long-range coupling with the terminal methyl groups on the double bond. Correspondingly, these two methyl groups (δ 1.51 and 1.40) also exhibited the same coupling pattern (coupling constant < 1 Hz). This homoallylic long-range coupling was confirmed by a 1H-1H COSY spectrum and decoupling experiments.

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[(R)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)-cyclobutyl]methyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate

Formula:	C15H26O2
CAS#:
MW:	238.37

Reference(s) for synthesis of [(R)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)-cyclobutyl]methyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate

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Zhang, A.J., and Nie, J.Y. 2005. Enantioselective synthesis of the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:2451-2455.

Zhang, A.J., Nie, J.Y., and Khrimian, A. 2004. Chiral synthesis of maconelliol: a novel cyclobutanoid terpene alcohol from pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus. Tetrahedron Lett. 45:9401-9403.

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Reference(s)

Zhang, A.J., and Nie, J.Y. 2005. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:2451-245

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[(R)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)cyclobutyl]methyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate [(R)-maconelliyl (S)-2-methylbutanoate] (2a). To a solution of 2.2 mL (20.1 mmol) of (S)-(+)-2-methylbutanoic acid {Aldrich, 99% ee, [α]²⁴ _D+24.0 (c 0.1, MeOH)} in 15 mL of benzene was treated with 2.2 mL (25.2 mmol) of oxalyl chloride and 10 μl of DMF. After 1.5 h at room temperature, the benzene and excess oxalyl chloride were removed followed by the addition of another 15 mL portion of benzene. The acid chloride residue was dissolved in 15 mL of benzene, and then a solution of 1.65 g (10.7 mmol) of 6a and 18 ml (22.2 mmol) of pyridine in 15 mL of benzene were added dropwise. After stirring at room temperature for 1 h, the solvent was removed. The residue was treated with 20 mL of water, and extracted with ether. The organic solution was washed with water, 1N hydrochloric acid, 1N aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to afford yellow oil. Pure 2a (2.0 g, 79% yield) was obtained by chromatography (silica gel, 2% of ethyl acetate in hexanes). Optical purity: 99% ee; [α]²⁴ _D−0.79 (c 2.03, MeOH); ¹H NMR (C₆D₆): δ 0.84 (3H, t, J=7.19 Hz), 1.08 (3H, d, J=6.82 Hz), 1.12 (3H, s), 1.24 (3H, s), 1.36 (1H, m), 1.40 (3H, bs), 1.51 (3H, t, J=1.89 Hz), 1.67 (2H, m), 2.05 (1H, m), 2.17 (1H, m), 2.27 (1H, m), 2.48 (1H, ddt, J=14.75, 8.79, 1.52 Hz), 4.15 (2H, d, J=7.57 Hz); ¹³C NMR (C₆D₆): δ 175.76, 137.48, 122.55, 65.30, 44.43, 41.39, 39.71, 28.62, 27.79, 27.13, 21.17, 19.60, 18.64, 16.85, 11.80; EI-MS m/z (%): 238 [M]⁺ (2), 136 (29), 121 (100), 107 (12), 93 (20), 81 (26), 67 (5), 57 (16), 41 (10); HREIMS: obsd. 238.1929, calcd. for C₁₅H₂₆O₂ (M⁺): 238.1933.......http://www.google.com/patents/US8062651...









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