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Synonym : 10-Hexadecin-1-ol - Hexadec-10-yn-1-ol
Molecular Formula : C16H30O
Molecular weight : 238.42
Appearance : Clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid.
GC Purity : 96.0% minimum
10-Hexadecyn-1-ol is the precursor to the sex pheromone, (E)-10-Hexadecenal, of Dichocrocis punctiferalis (Yellow Peach Moth) and Maruca vitrata (Legume pod borer). (Z)-10-Hexadecenyl acetate, pheromone of Eurhodope advenella (Rowan moth), Pseudexentera spoliana (Oak olethreutid leafroller) and Hemileuca eglanterina (Common sheep moth) can also be synthesized from 10-Hexadecyn-1-ol.