Multiple choice

Which of the following alkanes is a component of a pheromone of Orgyia leucostigma?

  1. Hentriacontane

  2. Nonacosane

  3. Tetracosane

  4. Icosane
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Explanation

Nonacosane is a straight-chain hydrocarbon. It has 1,590,507,121 constitutional isomers. Nonacosane has been reported to be a component of a pheromone of Orgyia leucostigma, and evidence suggest it plays a role in the chemical communication of several insects, including the female Anopheles stephensi mosquito.

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