An Arrow'mate'!!!

[2810712]

resemblance in general is not required here, just the resemblance }in appropriate intensity[ regarding the characters that give smell.
i don't know what leads to the smell. I think the why most of chemicals don't smell like a given chemical will tell what characters in that chemical may lead to its typical smell, such that u choose the independent characters. right?

[baikuza]

does cyclohexan resemble benzene?

i think it is not. by elimination of 4 mol gasses of Hydrogen on hexene, and using enough heat on them. and not only by that way we can make benzene.

[victor]

does cyclohexan resemble benzene?

i think it is not. by elimination of 4 mol gasses of Hydrogen on hexene, and using enough heat on them. and not only by that way we can make benzene.

@Baikuza
You can't make benzene in that way...I can think up one reaction that may bring us into benzene synthesis which is Diels-Alder reaction (addition into conjugated dienes) followed by heating up with high pressure and concentrated strong bases.
About pheromone, I can say that pheromone has a simple structure (also not a unique one)..what makes them unique is not the pheromone but the receptor and its stereochemistry.

@2810712
Pheromone is not always in the shape of fatty acid. This is one of an ester shaped pheromone. It's secreted by female elephant which wanna attract its male to mate with her...
structure name: (Z)-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate (see the space there, don't misunderstood with ketone structure).
family : ester group

[baikuza]

@victor

vic, why you do not try google. my answer is not wrong.

about pheromone. i though it is secreted by insect, not elephant. if you have reference(s), please allow me to know.

[victor]

even though it's right, making aromaticity by heating up aliphatic chain requires more difficult way.
about pheromone, it's not only just by insects even though majority is secreted by insects...in fact, we (human) also secrete pheromone...for my pheromone example, please check this:

Organic chemistry-a short course 11th edition by Harold Hart and friends. Chapter 10: carboxylic acid and its derivations.
Then look for a sub-chapter titled Ester

[baikuza]

..... i mean, your pheromone's references. if that book i also have read it. (+_+)

[victor]

Yup, in that book you can find one sentence which imply that "pheromone are molecules not just secreted by insects, but also elephants."
Now, open that book and take a look on it...do you got it now???

[baikuza]

....... ok, thanks.

[victor]

i think it is not. by elimination of 4 mol gasses of Hydrogen on hexene, and using enough heat on them. and not only by that way we can make benzene.

about this benzene synthesis process, can you give me the literature or the site??

[baikuza]

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/ arenes/manufacture.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene_ring

[victor]

I think next time, please write the reaction process and also include its catalyst