Bombykol

Bombykol

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Names
IUPAC name (10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	765-17-3 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:41200 Y
ChemSpider	392860 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image Interactive image
PubChem	445128
InChI InChI=1S/C16H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h4-7,17H,2-3,8-16H2,1H3/b5-4-,7-6+ Y Key: CIVIWCVVOFNUST-SCFJQAPRSA-N Y InChI=1/C16H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h4-7,17H,2-3,8-16H2,1H3/b5-4-,7-6+ Key: CIVIWCVVOFNUST-SCFJQAPRBG
SMILES CCC/C=C\C=C\CCCCCCCCCO OCCCCCCCCC\C=C\C=C/CCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C16H30O
Molar mass	238.42 g·mol−1
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. Discovered by Adolf Butenandt in 1959, it was the first pheromone to be characterized chemically. Minute quantities of this pheromone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners, it can thus serve as a lure in traps to effectively remove insects without spraying crops with large amounts of chemicals. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's Latin name Bombyx mori.

In vivo it appears that bombykol is the natural ligand for a pheromone binding protein, BmorPBP, which escorts the pheromone to the pheromone receptor.