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iridomyrmecin
Sign in to saveIridomyrmecin is a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex. It has also evolved into a sex pheromone in wasps such as Leptopilina, with host species using the smell of iridomyrmecin as a way of detecting the presence of the parasitoid wasps. Iridomyrmecin is also found in a variety of plants including Actinidia polygama.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 168.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4S,4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-dimethyl-4,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-3-one
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 168.11503
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CCC2C1COC(=O)C2C
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1COC(=O)[C@H]2C
- found in taxon
- Linepithema humile
- Commons category
- Iridomyrmecin
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Iridomyrmecin is a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex. It has also evolved into a sex pheromone in wasps such as Leptopilina, with host species using the smell of iridomyrmecin as a way of detecting the presence of the parasitoid wasps. Iridomyrmecin is also found in a variety of plants including Actinidia polygama.
== See also == Cat pheromone#Cat attractants for other chemicals that have behavioural effects on cats
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