Application
11-Hexadecyn-1-ol is the precursor to the sex pheromone, (E)-11-Hexadecenyl Acetate, of Tomato fruit borer (Neoleucinodes elegantalis), European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) and Eggplant borer (Leucinodes orbonalis). Also, (Z)-11-Hexadecenyl Acetate ((Z)-11-HDA), the major sex pheromone of Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is produced from 11-hexadecyn-1-ol.