Cue-lure

Structural formula
General
Surname	Cue-lure
other names	4- (4-acetoxyphenyl) butan-2-one; 4- (4-acetoxyphenyl) -2-butanone; 4- (3-oxobutyl) phenyl acetate; Cuelure; Q-Lure; CL;
Molecular formula	C 12 H 14 O 3
Brief description	Yellow liquid with a raspberry-like odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	222-682-0
ECHA InfoCard	100.020.620
PubChem	19137
Wikidata	Q15632725
properties
Molar mass	206.24 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.099 g · cm -3 (25 ° C)
boiling point	155 ° C / 2.5 mmHg
solubility	almost insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.509 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases	H: no H-phrases
	P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	3038 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral ) ; > 2025 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , transdermal ) ;
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Cue-lure is a chemical compound from the group of ketones . It belongs to the insect pheromones and was developed as a synthetic attractant for the male melon fly ( Bactrocera cucurbitae ). Cue-lure is more effective than anisylacetone and quickly hydrolyzes to raspberry ketone .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c FAO: 4- (p-Acetoxyphenyl) -2-butanone
↑ ^a ^b ^c Cuelure data sheet at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 21, 2017 ( PDF ).

↑ ^a ^b M. Beroza et al .: Acute toxicity studies with insect attractants . Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1975 (3): 421-429. doi : 10.1016 / 0041-008X (75) 90264-1

↑ Morten Beroza et al .: New Synthetic Lures for the Male Melon Fly . In: Science . tape 31 , no. 3406 , 1960, pp. 1044-1045 , doi : 10.1126 / science.131.3406.1044 .

↑ Grant K. Uchida et al: Response of Nontarget Insects to Methyl Eugenol, Cue-Lure, Trimedlure, and Protein Bait Bucket Traps on Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA . In: Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. tape 38 , December 2006, p. 61-71 ( PDF ).

[fao-1] FAO: 4- (p-Acetoxyphenyl) -2-butanone

[Sigma-2] Cuelure data sheet at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 21, 2017 ( PDF ).

[drug-3] M. Beroza et al .: Acute toxicity studies with insect attractants . Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1975 (3): 421-429. doi : 10.1016 / 0041-008X (75) 90264-1

[beroza-4] Morten Beroza et al .: New Synthetic Lures for the Male Melon Fly . In: Science . tape 31 , no. 3406 , 1960, pp. 1044-1045 , doi : 10.1126 / science.131.3406.1044 .

[uchida-5] Grant K. Uchida et al: Response of Nontarget Insects to Methyl Eugenol, Cue-Lure, Trimedlure, and Protein Bait Bucket Traps on Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA . In: Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. tape 38 , December 2006, p. 61-71 ( PDF ).