Nonanal Explained

Nonanal, also called nonanaldehyde, pelargonaldehyde or Aldehyde C-9, is an aldehyde. A colourless, oily liquid, nonanal is a component of perfumes. Although it occurs in several natural oils, it is produced commercially by hydroformylation of 1-octene.[1]

Mosquitoes

Nonanal has been identified as a compound that attracts Culex mosquitoes.[2] [3] Nonanal acts synergistically with carbon dioxide in that regard.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aldehydes, Aliphatic . Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry . 10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub2 . Christian Kohlpaintner . Markus Schulte . Jürgen Falbe . Peter Lappe . Jürgen Weber . 2008 . 978-3-527-30673-2 .
  2. http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9289 UC Davis News & Information :: UC Davis Researchers Identify Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans
  3. Syed . Z. . Leal . W. S. . 2009 . Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 106 . 44 . 18803–8 . 2009PNAS..10618803S . 10.1073/pnas.0906932106 . 2767364 . 19858490 . free.
  4. Web site: October 28, 2009 . Scientists Identify Key Smell that Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans . 2011-01-03 . US News and World Report.

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