CAS No. : 60037-69-6
Synonym : 9-Tetradecin-1-ol - Tetradec-9-yn-1-ol
Molecular Formula : C14H26O
Molecular weight : 210.36
Appearance : Clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid
GC Purity : 96.0% minimum
9-Tetradecyn-1-ol is the precursor to the sex pheromones, (Z)-9-tetradecenol (myristoleyl alcohol), (Z)-9-tetradecenal and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, of Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower moth), Maliarpha separatella (African white stemborer), Spodoptera exigua (Beet armyworm), Dioryctria resinosella (Red pine shoot moth), Hulstia undulatella (Sugarbeet crown borer), Adoxophyes orana (Summerfruit tortrix), Helicoverpa armigera (Cotton bollworm), Euzophera semifuneralis (American plum borer), Heliothis peltigera (Bordered straw), Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Carob moth), Tyta luctuosa (Four-spotted moth), Macronoctua onusta (Iris borer) and Heliothis virescens (Tobacco budworm). Also, 9-Tetradecyn-1-ol allows access to (E,Z)-3,13-Octadecadien-1-ol, (E,Z)-3,13-Octadecadienyl acetate and (Z,Z)-3,13-Octadecadien-1-ol, pheromones for Zeuzera pyrina (Leopord Moth) and Paranthrene robiniae (Western Poplar Clearwing).
