3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri

T H Jones; R C Flournoy; J A Torres; R R Snelling; T F Spande; H M Garraffo

doi:10.1021/np990245t

3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole from the ants Anochetus kempfi and Anochetus mayri

J Nat Prod. 1999 Sep;62(9):1343-5. doi: 10.1021/np990245t.

Authors

T H Jones¹, R C Flournoy, J A Torres, R R Snelling, T F Spande, H M Garraffo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. jonesth@vmi.edu

PMID: 10514333
DOI: 10.1021/np990245t

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Ants / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Pyrroles / chemistry
Pyrroles / isolation & purification*
Spectrum Analysis

Substances

3-methyl-4-phenylpyrrole
Pyrroles