Solvent effects on conformation of a sex pheromone ofCydia (Laspeyresia pomonella L.; Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), codlemone (8,10-dodecadienol)

C Minot; C Ouannès

doi:10.1007/BF01012195

Solvent effects on conformation of a sex pheromone ofCydia (Laspeyresia pomonella L.; Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), codlemone (8,10-dodecadienol)

J Chem Ecol. 1985 Nov;11(11):1497-501. doi: 10.1007/BF01012195.

Authors

C Minot¹, C Ouannès

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Université de Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay, France.

PMID: 24311242
DOI: 10.1007/BF01012195

Abstract

The conformations of codlemone (8,10-dodecadienol) and of a model analog have been studied by CNDO calculations. Stable conformations are found for the folded forms when the polarity of the solvent is taken into account.