NMR of compound 1 purified from an extract of the sex pheromone glands of P. lata virgin females. (Top) Olefinic region (Left) and homo decoupling experiment with both sets of protons 6 and 10 decoupled simultaneously (Right). (Middle) Natural compound, (Bottom) Synthetic parcoblattalactone.
Unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker
(Z,Z)-3,10-Dodecadienolide | |
Formula: | C12H18O2 |
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MW: | 194.27 |
Parcoblattalactone is a macrocyclic lactone deriving from a 12-carbon fatty acid hydroxylated in position w. This compound is a sex pheromone of the insectParcoblatta lata, which represents the most abundant arthropod biomass in the pine forests of the southeastern United States (Eliyahu D et al., PNAS, 2012, 109, 490-6). This pheromone will be used for monitoring populations of insects that comprise an important food source for endangered bird species.
Parcoblattalactone
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