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Chemical Taxonomy of Economically Important Tyrophagus Mites (Acariformes, Acaridae)
Leal, Walter Soares,Kuwahara, Yasumasa,Suzuki, Takahisa,Nakao, Hiroshi
, p. 3279 - 3284 (2007/10/02)
Rosefuran and perillene were isolated from the opisthonotal glands secretion of the Tyrophagus neiswanderi mite.A facile synthesis of the former was accomplished by the lithiation of 3-methyl-furan with butyllithium-tetramethylethylenediamine, and a subsequent reaction with 3-methyl-2-butenylbromide.A mixture of rosefuran, 4-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-furan and 3-methyl-2,5-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-furan was obtained in a high yield.The occurrence of these and other recently identified monoterpenoids, namely, α- and β-acaridial and 2,3-epoxyneral, is discussed relative to the CP-Sil 19 CB column profiles as worthy for the identification of economically important mites of the genus Tyrophagus, which is a difficult but essential task for the successful application of the species-specific alarm pheromones in the management of these pests.
