Synthesis of citrophilus mealybug sex pheromone using chrysanthemol extracted from Pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium)

Jan Bergmann, Jaime Tapia, Manuel Bravo, Tania Zaviezo, M. Fernanda Flores

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Abstract

A commercial pyrethrum extract was used as a source of chrysanthemol for the synthesis of the citrophilus mealybug (Pseudococcus calceolariae) sex pheromone. The chrysanthemic acid esters (pyrethrins I) were isolated and subsequently reduced to obtain chrysanthemol, which was used for ester pheromone synthesis. Field tests showed that the pheromone synthesized using plant-derived chrysanthemol was as attractive to male P. calceolariae as the pheromone obtained using a commercial isomeric chrysanthemol mixture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-308
Number of pages6
JournalNatural Product Research
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Chrysanthemol
  • mealybug pheromone
  • pyrethrins

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