Synthesis of the Enantiomers of Some Methyl-branched Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Ant, Diacamma sp.

Kaoru MARUKAWA; Hirosato TAKIKAWA; Kenji MORI

doi:10.1271/bbb.65.305

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451

Organic Chemistry

Synthesis of the Enantiomers of Some Methyl-branched Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Ant, Diacamma sp.

Kaoru MARUKAWA, Hirosato TAKIKAWA, Kenji MORI

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Keywords: methyl-branched alkane, optically active alkane, queen of ant, Diacamma sp., cuticular hydrocarbon

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2001 Volume 65 Issue 2 Pages 305-314

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.65.305

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Abstract

The enantiomers of 3-methylpentacosane, 3-methylheptacosane, 3-methylnonacosane, 13-methylheptacosane, and 5-methylheptacosane were synthesized by starting from the enantiomers of 2-methylbutyl bromide or citronellol. These methyl-branched alkanes are the characteristic components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of queen of the ant, Diacamma sp.

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