disparlure


Status: ESA
IUPAC: (7RS,8SR)-7,8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecane
CAS: (2R,3S)-rel-2-decyl-3-(5-methylhexyl)oxirane
Reg. No.: 29804-22-6
Formula: C19H38O
Activity: insect attractants
mating disrupters
Notes: There is no ISO common name for this substance; the name “disparlure” is approved by the Entomological Society of America.
The active (+)-form is the (2S,3R)-isomer.
This substance is named after the insect from which it was isolated, Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) (Lymantriidae, Lepidoptera).
Structure: Structural formula of disparlure
InChI: InChI=1/C19H38O/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-15-18-19(20-18)16-13-12-14-17(2)3/h17-19H,4-16H2,1-3H3/t18-,19+/s3

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names