Bergmann Jan, Lopez Katya, Buono-Core Gonzalo
Instituto de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
Nat Prod Res. 2007 May;21(5):473-80. doi: 10.1080/14786410601129986.
Larvae of Chilecomadia valdiviana (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) were extracted and the extract was fractionated by chromatography on silica. As shown by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the major fraction contained saturated and unsaturated straight-chain acetates, with (Z )-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate and dodecyl acetate as the main components, while in a minor fraction the corresponding alcohols were detected. The identification of the compounds and the synthesis of some reference material are presented.