title: 3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri.
abstract: The cephalic extracts of the ant Anochetus kempfi were found to contain 2,5-dimethyl-3-isoamylpyrazine (1) and 3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole (2). The structures of these compounds were established from their spectral data and by comparison with synthetic samples. This is the first report of a phenylpyrrole found in an insect and only the third report of a pyrrole from ants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. jonesth@vmi.edu
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Flournoy
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Snelling
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Spande
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Garraffo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: C400160:3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole; D011758:Pyrroles