ChemInform Abstract: Methyl (2E,4Z,6Z)-Deca-2,4,6-trienoate, a Thermally Unstable, Sex-Specific Compound from the Stink Bug Thyanta pallidovirens

Sexually mature male stink bugs, Thyanta pallidovirens , release a male-specific blend of volatiles, including several sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, and the highly conjugated ester methyl (2 E ,4 Z ,6 Z )-deca-2,4,6-trienoate 1 . The latter compound was synthesized, and found to rearrange under GC conditions via a 1,7 sigmatropic rearrangement. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.