3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri.
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.
Jones
T H
TH
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. jonesth@vmi.edu
Flournoy
R C
RC
Torres
J A
JA
Snelling
R R
RR
Spande
T F
TF
Garraffo
H M
HM
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
C400160:3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole; D011758:Pyrroles