SYNTHESIS AND BIOACTIVITY OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE FORMS OF 1-METHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL, AN AGGREGATION PHERONOME OF DENDROCTONUS PSEUDOTSUAGE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86808-3

Both the enantiomers of 1-methyl-2-cyclohexen-ol, an aggregation pheromone of the female Douglas-fer beetle, were synthesized from the enantiomers of seudenol (3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol).The enantiomers were less active than the racemate of 1-methyl-2-cy