Bombykol

Bombykol
IUPAC name (10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	765-17-3 Y
PubChem	445128
ChemSpider	392860 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:41200 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES CCC/C=C\C=C\CCCCCCCCCO OCCCCCCCCC\C=C\C=C/CCC
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
Properties
Molecular formula	C16H30O
Molar mass	238.41 g mol−1
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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.