Tetradecatrienyl and tetradecadienyl acetates and their use as sex attractants for tomato pests

摘要

The present invention is directed to compounds useful as moth attractants and to methods for controlling populations of the tomato moth Scrobipalpuloides absoluta with these compounds. The compounds are 3,8,11- tetradecatrienyl acetates, 3,8-tetradecadienyl acetates, 3,11- tetradecadienyl acetates, and 8,11-tetradecadienyl acetates. Preferred compounds are (3E,8Z,11Z)-3,8,11-tetradecatrienyl acetate, (3E,8Z)-3,8- tetradecadienyl acetate, (3E,11Z)-3,11 -tetradecadienyl acetate, and (8Z, 11Z)-8-11-tetradecadienyl acetate. The compounds can be used as an attractant in moth traps comprising, in addition to the compounds, a moth restraint. Alternatively, the compounds of the present invention can be combined with a biocontrol agent or an insecticide for use as a moth control composition. Synthesis of (3E,8Z,11Z)-3,8,11-tetradecatrienyl acetate is described.