Resumen de Synthesis and field test of a pheromone analog of chilecomadia valdiviana

Heidy Herrera Muñoz, Wilson Barros-Parada, M. Fernanda Flores, Eduardo Fuentes-Contreras, Jan Bergmann

• The main pheromone component of Chilecomadia valdiviana has recently been reported to be (7Z, 10Z)-7,10-hexadecadienal. The synthesis of a structural analog, (5Z,8Z)-5,8-tetradecadienyl formate is reported. The pheromone analog was not attractive to male C. valdiviana in the field, nor did it antagonize attraction of males to the pheromone compound.