Anderson, R.J., & Henrick, C.A. 1979 Synthesis of (E)-3,9-dimethyl-6-isopropy-5,8-decadien-1-yl acetate, the sex pheromone of the yellow scale.. Journal of Chemical Ecology 5(5): 773-779.

Notes: Synthesis of a definable mixture of the racemic Z and E isomers of 3,9-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,8-decadien-1-yl acetate has been achieved. Comparison of these isomers with the natural pheromone of the yellow scale, Aonidiella citrina (Coquillet) resulted in the identification of the pheromone as (E)-3,9-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,8-decadien-1-yl acetate.