Allenic hydrocarbons, previously unknown as a molecular class from insects, are represented by CH3(CH2)n-CH•
CH-(CH2)7CH3 (n = 11–15, 17, 19) in several Australian melolonthine scarab beetles and with demonstrated (R)-chirality when n = 11 and 13.
在几种澳大利亚的梅洛伦特昆虫中,未知的分子类别——烷
炔烃以
CH3(
CH2)n-CH• CH-( )7 (n = 11–15, 17, 19)的形式存在,并且在 n = 11 和 13 时证明具有 (R)-手性。