Z,12Z ) octadecadienal and ( 9Z,12Z,15Z ) octadecatrienal were two major components of the sex pheromones emitted by females of the Hyphantria cunea (Drury). The compounds were prepared from linoleic and linolenic acids as if the pathway of biosynthesis.

• 采用仿生合成法制备了美国白蛾 Hyphantria cunea性信息素的两个主要成分 ,(9Z,12 Z) -十八碳二烯醛和 (9Z,12 Z,15 Z) -十八碳三烯醛。