The Chemistry of Ants. V. Structure and Reactions of Dolichodial

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  • GCGwk Cavill
    Gwk Cavill
  • HHH Hinterberger
    H Hinterberger
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Abstract
Dolichodial, isolated from Dolichoderus acanthoclinea Clarki (Wheeler), is shown to be a-(2-formyl-3-methylcyclopentylacraldehyde (I). The conversion of dolichodial into iridodial (II), and independently, into isoiridomyrmecin (X), establishes further relationships in the cyclopentanoid monoterpenes.