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Dihydroactinidiolide
Dihydroactinidiolide is a volatile terpene. It has a sweet, tea-like odor and is used as a fragrance. Dihydroactinidiolide occurs naturally in black tea, fenugreek, fire ants, mangos, silver vine, and tobacco. It has also been prepared synthetically.[1] Additional recommended knowledgeDihydroactinidiolide is a pheromone for a variety of insects;[2] for example, it is one of the three components of the pheromone for queen recognition of the workers of the red fire ant.[3] As with nepetalactone, found in catnip, dihydroactinidiolide is a cat attractant. Cultivators of silver vine (which contains another such chemical, actinidine, which is also a cat attractant) sometimes find their plants destroyed by enthusiastic cats. References
Categories: Terpenes and terpenoids | Oxygen heterocycles | Pheromones |
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