Itoh Seiji, Kuwahara Shigefumi, Hasegawa Morifumi, Kodama Osamu
Laboratory of Agricultural Chemicals, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Inashiki-gun, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2002 Jul;66(7):1591-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.66.1591.
Both the (17R)- and (17S)-isomers of volicitin, which is contained in the oral secretion of the beet armyworm and induces corn seedlings to emit a blend of volatile compounds to attract the natural enemy of the herbivore, were synthesized via the semi-hydrogenation of an intermediary diyne and (Z)-selective olefination as the key steps. They were both obtained as crystalline compounds.
甜菜夜蛾口腔分泌物中含有的 volicitin 的 (17R)-异构体和 (17S)-异构体，可诱导玉米幼苗释放挥发性化合物混合物以吸引食草动物的天敌，通过中间体二炔的半氢化和 (Z)-选择性烯化作为关键步骤进行合成。二者均以结晶化合物形式获得。
