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Female sex pheromone of the german cockroach,Blattella germanica (L.) (Orthoptera: Blattellidae), responsible for male wing-raising

IV. The absolute configuration of the pheromone, 3, 11-dimethyl-2-nonacosanone

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The component of the sex pheromone of the German cockroach, 3, 11-dimethyl-2-nonacosanone (compound A), is a chiral compound. The chiral center at C-3 was assigned theS-configuration by ORD studies and PMR studies using a chiral shift reagent.

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  1. Yasumasa Kuwahara

    Present address: Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Sakura, Ibaraki, Japan

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  1. Pesticide Research Institute, College of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Ritsuo Nishida,  Yasumasa Kuwahara, Hiroshi Fukami & Shoziro Ishii

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Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y., Fukami, H. et al. Female sex pheromone of the german cockroach,Blattella germanica (L.) (Orthoptera: Blattellidae), responsible for male wing-raising. J Chem Ecol 5, 289–297 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988243

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