Erythro-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide, the major component of a mosquito oviposition attractant pheromone

Laurence, Brian R. and Pickett, John A.

1982. Erythro-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide, the major component of a mosquito oviposition attractant pheromone. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications 1982 (1) , pp. 59-60. 10.1039/c39820000059

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/c39820000059

Abstract

The major component of the oviposition attractant pheromone from the apical droplet of eggs of the mosquito Culex pipiens fatigans is shown by g.l.c.–mass spectrometry, microchemical methods, and synthesis to be erythro-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide (1); laboratory tests have demonstrated the activity of synthetic (1).

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	0022-4936
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2026 14:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/184127

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