| abstract |
A compound of the formula I n n nwhere R represents unsubstituted or substituted, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl, and X represents n n nwhere R 1 and R 2 are each H or alkyl, is disclosed. Compounds of formula I are particularly useful as an attractant for cockroaches, namely, Blattella germanica . Synthesis of the compounds, methods of controlling cockroach populations, and of disrupting cockroach mating are also disclosed. |