2-Octenedioic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E,7R)-

Callosobruchusic acid (R-(-)-Callosobruchusic acid) is an active compound in sex pheromone of the bean pest Callosobruchus chinensis L. Callosobruchusic acid can be used in pest control strategy development[1].

Callosobruchusic acid is an insect pheromone and monoterpene that has been found as a component of the copulation release pheromone erectin in azuki bean weevils (C. chinensis).1 It induces copulation release activity in male azuki bean weevils (EC50 = 6.5 ng/insect).

1.Mori, K., Ito, T., Tanaka, K., et al.Synthesis and biological activity of optically active forms of (E)-3, 7-dimethyl-2-octene-1, 8-dioic acid (callosobruchusic acid): A component of the copulation release pheromone (erectin) of the azuki bean weevilTetrahedron39(13)2303-2306(1983)