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| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 7/12/1999 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Chemical Communications |
| Issue number | 23 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2335-2336 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
The structure of the sex pheromone produced by the male sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis, from the Lapinha Cave (Minas Gerais State) region of Brazil, previously proposed tentatively as the novel homosesquiterpene 9- methylgermacrene-B, is confirmed and the absolute stereochemistry defined as S by comparing physical and biological properties of the synthetic enantiomers with the natural product.