Dictyopterene Explained

Dictyopterenes are a group of chemical compounds that are naturally present in marine and freshwater environments. They are sexual attractants, or pheromones, found with several species of brown algae (Phaeophyceae). The chemical formula of dictyopterene A is trans-1-(trans-1-hexenyl)-2-vinylcyclopropane. The chemical formula of dictyopterene C' is 6-butylcyclohepta-1,4-diene.^[1] Dictyopterene A can be extracted from the essential oil of algae of the genus Dictyopteris.^[2]

See also

• Dimethyl sulfide
• Ectocarpene, also known as Dictyopterene D'

External links

• MIRC reactions using sulfoxides and synthesis of dictyopterene A . Arkivoc . 2002 . vi . 91–103 . Mike Casey . Claire M. Keaveney . Andrew J. Walker . amp . 1424-6376.

Notes and References

1. Limnology and Oceanography . 29 . 6 . 1984 . 1322–1324 . Evidence of ectocarpene and dictyopterenes A and C′ in the water of a freshwater lake . 10.4319/lo.1984.29.6.1322 . 2010-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190637/http://aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_29/issue_6/1322.pdf . 2007-09-30 . dead . free .
2. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan . 73 . 2000 . 2 . 409–416 . Synthesis of Dictyopterene A: Optically Active Tributylstannylcyclopropane as a Chiral Synthon . 1348-0634 . Toshiyuki Itoh . Hitomi Inoue . Sachie Emoto . 10.1246/bcsj.73.409 .