3-Methyl-α-himachalene is confirmed, and the relative stereochemistry defined, by synthesis as the sex pheromone of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis from Jacobina, Brazil

Hamilton, J., Hooper, A., Pickett, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-3770, Mori, K. and Sano, S. 1999. 3-Methyl-α-himachalene is confirmed, and the relative stereochemistry defined, by synthesis as the sex pheromone of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis from Jacobina, Brazil. Chemical Communications (4) , pp. 355-356. 10.1039/a900242a

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Abstract

The structure of the sex pheromone produced by the male sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis, from the Jacobina region of Brazil, previously proposed tentatively as the novel homosesquiterpene 3-methyl-α-himachalene is confirmed by synthesis and biological activity; the relative stereochemistry is defined as 1RS,3RS,7RS by comparing the natural product with the four synthetic diastereoisomers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Chemistry
ISSN:	13597345
Date of Acceptance:	11 January 1999
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2026 12:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/185519

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