6,7-dimethoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene (ageratochromene) is a metabolite of some plants including Ageratum spp. and Verbesina spp. Its synthesis was reported in 1958. 6,7-dimethoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene induces premature ecdysis in insects, resulting in death either during or within a short time before or after the molting process 6,7-dimethoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene also sterilizes mature insects, interrupts embryogenesis in insect eggs, induces diapause and prevents sex pheromone secretion in insects.
| Molecular Formula | C13H1603 |
| References |
Bowers WS et al (1987) Anti-juvenile hormones. US Patent US-4656189-A Huls R et al (1958) Synthesis of substituted chromenes. Synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene (ageratochromene). Bulletin des Societes Chimiques Belges 67:22 Polivanova EN (1982) Effect of precocene II on the embryonic development of the shield bug Eurygaster integriceps Puton, Insecta, Hemiptera. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 263:501 |
