\documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage{chemcono} \usepackage{drftcono} \newcommand{\grade}{$\,^{\circ}$} %\renewcommand{\fcite}[1]{\underline{\ffcite{#1}}} \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} \setlength{\parskip}{5pt plus 2pt minus 1pt} \begin{document} \begin{center} \section*{Composition of the Pheromone System of the male Danaine Butterfly, \emph{Idea leuconoe}} \special{src: 13 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel S. Schulz$^{*,a}$, R. Nishida$^{b}$ \\ $^{a}$Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146~Hamburg, Germany, phone +49-40-41232867, FAX +49-40-41233834, email:~sschulz\verb+@+chemie.uni-hamburg.de; \\$^{b}$Pesticide Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan\end{center}\raggedright \special{src: 22 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel Keywords: pheromones, Danainae, lipids, \emph{Idea}, lactones \special{src: 26 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \begin{center} \subsection*{Abstract} \end{center} Male \emph{Idea leuconoe} butterflies release a complex mixture of volatiles from their pheromone glands (hairpencils) during courtship. The pheromone components geranyl methyl thioether (\fcite{f2}), viridifloric-$\beta$-lactone (\fcite{f3}), and 6-hydroxy-4-dodecanolide (\fcite{f8}) have been synthesized for the first time. Therefore the structural assignment of these new natural products could be proved. Related 7-hydroxy-5-alkanolides are also present in the extract. The volatiles are embedded in a lipidic matrix with more than 150 components. This matrix consists of alkanes, alkenes, 2,5-dialkyltetrahydrofurans, secondary alkanols and alkenols as well as alkanones and alkenones. Several regioisomers of the oxidized hydrocarbons occur. The elucidation of double bond positions has been performed by MS using DMDS adducts. \special{src: 36 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \special{src: 39 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \begin{center} \subsection*{Introduction} \end{center} Male Danaine butterflies possess striking eversible pheromone glands, so called hairpencils, which are used during courtship \cite{c1}. About 30 years ago the first pheromone component of these butterflies, danaidone (\fcite{f1}), could be identified \cite{c2} and its function as courtship pheromone proved \cite{c3}. Since then, many danaine species have been investigated and the chemical composition of their male pheromone glands elucidated \cite{c1,c4,c7}. Despite the fact that some of the scent bouquets consist of up to 60 components, no pheromonal function of any other component than \fcite{f1} has been established. \special{src: 53 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel Recently we were able to show that male \emph{Idea leuconoe} butterflies emit a complex mixture of chemicals from their hairpencils. At least three of these components, danaidone (\fcite{f1}), geranyl methyl thioether (\fcite{f2}), and (\emph{S,S})-viridifloric-$\beta$-lactone (\fcite{f3}), act as courtship pheromones \cite{c5}. An artificial mixture of hairpencil compounds containing \fcite{f1}, \fcite{f2}, and \fcite{f3} as well as phenol, \emph{p}-cresol, benzoic acid, a series of homologue 6-hydroxy-4-alkanolides ranging from C$_{10}$ to C$_{13}$, (\emph{E,E})-farnesol, and (\emph{Z})-9-tricosene elicited the same courtship behavior as a crude hairpencil extract \cite{c5}. In addition, (--)-\emph{R}-mellein (8-hydroxy-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin) and another $\beta$-lactone related to \fcite{f3}, 2-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-butanolide, could be identified in the hairpencil extracts. Besides their function as courtship pheromones, other types of interactions, like a defensive warning odor or intermale recognition (for a discussion see \cite{c5}), seem also to be associated with these chemicals. The volatile compounds identified are embedded into a complex lipidic matrix (see Figute 2). \marginpar{\footnotesize fig. 2} In this paper we will report on the synthesis of some hairpencils constituents, the identification of additional components, and the composition of the lipid matrix. \special{src: 76 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \special{src: 79 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \begin{center} \subsection*{Results} \end{center} The structure of the previously unknown geranyl methyl thioether (\fcite{f2}) could be deduced from its mass spectrum (see Figure 3). \marginpar{fig. 3}The presence of sulfur was detected by high-resolution mass spectroscopy, giving a molecular formula of C$_{11}$H$_{20}$S (M$^{+}_{obs}$ = 184.1289, M$^{+}_{calc}$ = 184.1286). Ions at \emph{m/z} = 47 (CH$_{3}$S$^{+}$) and 61 (CH$_{3}$SCH$_{2}$$^{+}$) and the loss of 48 amu (CH$_{3}$SH) from M$^{+}$ indicated a thiomethylgroup in the molecule. Typical terpenic ions (\emph{m/z} = 41, 69, 81, 93, 123, and 136) suggested that this molecule could be geranyl methyl thioether (\fcite{f2}). For an unambigious proof, \fcite{f2} was synthesized by reaction of geranyl chloride with sodium methanolate in boiling ethanol. The product showed identical mass spectra and gaschromatographic retention times on different stationary phases as the natural compound which is therefore (\emph{E})-2,6-dimethyloctadienyl methyl thioether (\fcite{f2}). The corresponding (\emph{Z})-isomer exhibited a similar mass spectrum, but a shorter retention time on an apolar phase. \special{src: 102 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel Another pheromone component not reported from nature before is 2-hydroxy-2-(1-methylethyl)-3-butanolide (viridifloric $\beta$-lactone, \fcite{f3}). Its identifaction basing on MS-, IR- and NMR-data has been described \cite{c5}. A racemic mixture of both diastereomers of \fcite{f3} was synthesized for structural assignment according to Figure 4. \special{src: 110 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \begin{thebibliography}{99} \bibitem{c1}Ackery, P. R.; Vane-Wright, R. I. \emph{Milkweed Butterflies: Their Cladistics and Biology}; British Museum (Natural History): London, 1984. \bibitem{c2}Meinwald, J.; Meinwald, Y. C. \emph{J. Am. Chem. Soc.} \textbf{1966}, \emph{88}, 1305. \bibitem{c3}Pliske, T. E.; Eisner, T. \emph{Science} \textbf{1969}, \emph{164}, 1170. \bibitem{c4}Schulz, S.; Boppré, M.; Vane-Wright, R. I. \emph{Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B} \textbf{1993}, \emph{342}, 161. \bibitem{c7} Schulz, S.; Francke, W.; Edgar, J.; Schneider, D. \emph{Z. Naturforsch.} \textbf{1988}, \emph{43c}, 99; Schulz, S.; Francke, W.; Boppr\'e, M. \emph{Biol.\ Chem.\ Hoppe-Seyler} \textbf{1988}, \emph{389}, 633; Francke, W.; Bartels, J.; Krohn, S.; Schulz, S.; Baader, E.; Tengö, J.; Schneider, D. \emph{Pure Appl. Chem.} \textbf{1989}, \emph{61}, 539; Francke, W.; Schulz, S.; Sinnwell, V.; König, W. A.; Roisin, Y. \emph{Liebigs Ann. Chem.} \textbf{1989}, 1195. \bibitem{c5}Nishida, R.; Schulz, S.; Kim, C. H.; Fukami, H.; Kuwahara, Y.; Honda, K.; Hayashi, N. \emph{J. Chem. Ecol.} \textbf{1995}, submitted. \special{src: 132 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \end{thebibliography} \special{src: 136 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel \clearpage \begin{theffbibliography}{99} \ffbibitem{f1} danaidone \ffbibitem{f2} geranyl methyl thioether \ffbibitem{f3} viridifloric acid lactone \ffbibitem{f5} ho but sre \ffbibitem{f6} butensre \ffbibitem{f7} virid. acid \ffbibitem{f12} oxobutester \ffbibitem{f11} hexenolid \ffbibitem{f9} oxo olid \ffbibitem{f8} 6-ho-c12-g-lactone \end{theffbibliography} \end{document} \special{src: 153 EXAMPLE.TEX} %Inserted by TeXtelmExtel