Abstract: | The laws of the fragmentation of the metastable molecular and key fragmentary ions of mono- and dienic alcohols, acetates, aldehydes, hydrocarbons, and epoxy compounds forming components of the pheromones of the turnip, tomato, and bollworm moths and other pests of agricultural crops are discussed, and the use of the laws found in the identification of compounds of this class has been demonstrated.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, FAX 62 70 71. Tashkent State University, FAX 46 24 72. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 455–470, July–August, 1994. |