(Z)-9-Tricosene

(Z)-9-Tricosene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(9Z)-Tricos-9-ene
Other names
(Z)-Tricos-9-ene
Muscalure
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C23H46/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h17,19H,3-16,18,20-23H2,1-2H3/b19-17-
    Key: IGOWHGRNPLFNDJ-ZPHPHTNESA-N
  • InChI=1/C23H46/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h17,19H,3-16,18,20-23H2,1-2H3/b19-17-
    Key: IGOWHGRNPLFNDJ-ZPHPHTNEBA
  • C(=C\CCCCCCCCCCCCC)\CCCCCCCC
Properties
C23H46
Molar mass 322.621 g·mol−1
Density 0.806 g/mL[1]
Melting point −0.6 °C (30.9 °F; 272.5 K)[2]
Boiling point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

(Z)-9-Tricosene, known as muscalure, is an insect pheromone found in dipteran flies such as the housefly. Females produce it to attract males to mate. It is used as a pesticide, as in Maxforce Quickbayt by Bayer, luring males to traps to prevent them from reproducing.

  1. ^ a b "(Z)-9-Tricosene". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. ^ Gibbs, Allen; Pomonis, J.George (1995). "Physical properties of insect cuticular hydrocarbons: The effects of chain length, methyl-branching and unsaturation". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 112 (2). Elsevier BV: 243–249. doi:10.1016/0305-0491(95)00081-x. ISSN 1096-4959.