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Blattellaquinone

Summary

Blattellaquinone, also known as gentisyl quinone isovalerate, is a sex pheromone of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica). Blattellaquinone is secreted by females to attract male cockroaches.[1]

Blattellaquinone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(3,6-Dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl)methyl 3-methylbutanoate
Other names
Blattellaquinone, gentisyl quinone isovalerate
Identifiers
  • 849762-24-9
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 9553964
  • 11379050
  • DTXSID00464047 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1/C12H14O4/c1-8(2)5-12(15)16-7-9-6-10(13)3-4-11(9)14/h3-4,6,8H,5,7H2,1-2H3
    Key: JVMUMZYOAWLJQW-UHFFFAOYAC
  • O=C/1/C=C\C(=O)\C=C\1COC(=O)CC(C)C
Properties
C12H14O4
Molar mass 222.240 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

References edit

  1. ^ Nojima S, Schal C, Webster FX, Santangelo RG, Roelofs WL (2005). "Identification of the sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica". Science. 307 (5712): 1029–1031. Bibcode:2005Sci...307.1104N. doi:10.1126/science.1107163. PMID 15718472. S2CID 21946037.

External links edit

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