Bombykol

Bombykol

IUPAC name (10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	765-17-3^Y
PubChem	445128
ChemSpider	392860^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:41200^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES CCC/C=C\C=C\CCCCCCCCCO OCCCCCCCCC\C=C\C=C/CCC
InChI InChI=1S/C16H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h4-7,17H,2-3,8-16H2,1H3/b5-4-,7-6+^Y Key: CIVIWCVVOFNUST-SCFJQAPRSA-N^Y InChI=1/C16H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h4-7,17H,2-3,8-16H2,1H3/b5-4-,7-6+ Key: CIVIWCVVOFNUST-SCFJQAPRBG
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₆H₃₀O
Molar mass	238.41 g mol⁻¹
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. Discovered by Adolf Butenandt in 1959, it was the first pheromone to be characterized chemically.^[1] Minute quantities of this pheromone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners, it can thus serve as a lure in traps to effectively remove insects without spraying crops with large amounts of chemicals. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's Latin name Bombyx mori.^[2]

References

^ Butenandt, A.; Beckamnn, R.; Hecker, E. (1961). "Über den Sexuallockstoff des Seidenspinners .1. Der biologische Test und die Isolierung des reinen Sexuallockstoffes Bombykol". Hoppe-Seylers Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie 324: 71. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1961.324.1.71.
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