Extraction with SPME and Synthesis of 2-Methyl-6-vinylpyrazine by a ‘One Pot’ Reaction Using Microwaves

Abstract

A synthesis of 2-methyl-6-vinylpyrazine was carried out by way of a ‘one pot’ reaction. In order to establish the efficiency of this synthesis the extraction of the volatiles released by male papaya fruit flies was performed by SPME (solid phase micro-extraction). The compound was separated and identified using GC/MSD (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry detector).

Keywords

• SPME
• Hoffman methylation
• microwave
• 2-methyl-6-vinylpyrazine
• sexual pheromone