(1) Metabolism and Radiation Research Laboratory Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Fargo, 58102 North Dakota
Abstract:
Standard mono- and dimethyl-branched hydrocarbons were synthesized from substituted thiophenes for the purpose of comparing their mass spectra to those of hydrocarbons isolated from the tobacco hornworm,Manduca sexta L. The mass spectra of the standard compounds confirmed the structures of the partially characterized natural products.