Syntheses of 2-Isopropyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone, pheromone components of the male mouse, Mus musculus

Takuya Tashiro; Kazumi Osada; Kenji Mori

doi:10.1271/bbb.80293

Syntheses of 2-Isopropyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone, pheromone components of the male mouse, Mus musculus

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Sep;72(9):2398-402. doi: 10.1271/bbb.80293. Epub 2008 Sep 7.

Authors

Takuya Tashiro¹, Kazumi Osada, Kenji Mori

Affiliation

¹ Glycosphingolipid Synthesis Group, Laboratory for Immune Regulation, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Saitama, Japan.

PMID: 18776685
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80293

Abstract

Syntheses of 2-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and 6-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone, pheromone components of the male mouse, Mus musculus, were achieved to provide sufficient amounts of samples for biological studies.

MeSH terms

Animals
Ketones / chemical synthesis*
Ketones / chemistry
Ketones / urine
Male
Mice
Oxidation-Reduction
Sex Attractants / chemical synthesis*
Sex Attractants / chemistry
Sex Attractants / urine
Structure-Activity Relationship
Thiazoles / chemical synthesis*
Thiazoles / chemistry
Thiazoles / urine

Substances

2-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole
Ketones
Sex Attractants
Thiazoles
6-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone