Homosesquiterpene alarm volatile (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene (E-TMTT) available from Pherobank BV

After the unusual acyclic C11 homoterpene (E)-DMNT, Pherobank has synthesised the C16 homosesquiterpene (E)-TMTT {(E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene} as well.

E-TMTT is also emitted by plants as a response to herbivore attack.

Highlighted literature reference:

Conchou, L., et al. 2017. Host Plant Species Differentiation in a Polyphagous Moth: Olfaction is Enough.
J. Chem. Ecol., 43, 794-805.

Richter, A. et al. 2016. Characterization of biosynthetic pathways for the production of the volatile homoterpenes DMNT and TMTT in Zea mays. Plant Cell, 28, 2651-65.

The Z-isomer (Z,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene (Z-TMTT) is available as well.

Product description:

(E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene (E-TMTT)

(E)-4,8-Dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (E-DMNT)

CAS No: [62235-06-7]
Pherobank product number: 10689
Formula: C16H26
Molecular weight: 218.38
Purity: >97% (see figure 1)
Availability: gram quantities typically in stock

(Z,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene (Z-TMTT)

(Z)-4,8-Dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (Z-DMNT)

CAS No: [107554-15-4]
Pherobank product number: 10691
Formula: C16H26
Molecular weight: 218.38
Purity: >97% (see figure 2)
Availability: gram quantities typically in stock

Figure 1:

GC-MS trace of the current E-TMTT batch

GC-MS trace of the current E-TMTT batch.

Figure 2:

GC-MS trace of the current Z-TMTT batch

GC-MS trace of the current Z-TMTT batch.

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