Synthesis of muscalure — The pheromone of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Musca domestica</Emphasis>

September 1985, Volume 21, Issue 5, pp 655–657 | Cite as

Synthesis of muscalure — The pheromone ofMusca domestica

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First Online: 01 September 1985

Received: 16 October 1984

A method for obtaining cis-tricos-9-ene (muscalure) — the pheromone of the housefly — from the readily available ethyl oleate has been developed.

Carboxy Group Oleyl Muscalure Musca Domestica Oleyl Alcohol

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