3-Methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the Ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri

Authors
Jones, TH Flournoy, RC Torres, JA Snelling, RR Spande, TF Garraffo, HM
Citation
Th. Jones et al., 3-Methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the Ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri, J NAT PROD, 62(9), 1999, pp. 1343-1345
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
ISSN journal
01633864 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1343 - 1345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-3864(199909)62:9<1343:3FTAAK>2.0.ZU;2-Z
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 struc tures of these compounds were established from their spectral data and by c omparison with synthetic samples. This is the first report of a phenylpyrro le found in an insect and only the third report of a pyrrole from ants.