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Bombykol
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IUPAC name
Identifiers
CAS number 765-17-3
PubChem 445128
SMILES
Properties
Molecular formula C16H30O
Molar mass 238.41 g mol−1
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 pherormone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners, can thus serve as lures in trap to effectively remove insects without spraying crops with large amount of chemicals. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's Latin name Bombyx mori.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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 Pysiologische Chemie 324: 71.  
  2. ^ http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=HomeMolecule%5Carchive%5Cmotw bombykol arch.html







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