Flea beetles synthesis

Bartelt, R. J., Weisleder, D. and Momany, F.A. (2003). Total synthesis of himachalene sesquiterpenes of Aphthona and Phyllotreta flea beetles. Synthesis, 2003, 117-123. 

Synthesis of (J )-ar-himachalene, a pheromone component of the flea beetle, has been reported. 

Two male-produced aggregation pheromone compounds from the eggplant flea beetle Epitrix fuscula, were identified by synthesis as 2E, AE, 6Z)-2,4,6-nontrienal and 2E, AE, 6E)-2,A,6-nonatrienal. ... 

Mori, K. (2005). Synthesis of (R)-ar-turmerone and its conversion to (R)-ar-himachalene, a pheromone component of the flea beetle (R)-ar-himachalene is dextrorotatory in hexane, while levorotatory in chloroform. Tetrahedron Asymmetr., 16, 685-692. 

Muto, S., Bando, M. and Mori, K. (2004). Synthesis and stereochemistry of the four himachalene-type sesquiterpenes isolated from the flea beetle (Aphthona flava) as pheromone candidates. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2004,1946-1952. 

Zilkowski, B. W., Bartelt, R.J., Cosse, A.A. and Petroski, R.J. (2006). Male-produced aggregation pheromone compounds from the eggplant flea beetle (Epitrix fuscula) identification, synthesis, and field bioassays. J. Chem. Ecol., 32, 2543-2558. 

Sesquiterpene Pheromones from Flea Beetles—Practical Synthesis Based on Standard Methods... 

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