Iridomyrmecin

Iridomyrmecin
Names
	IUPAC name (4S,4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-dimethylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-3(1H)-one
	Other names Iridomyrmexin
Identifiers
CAS Number	485-43-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	390867;
PubChem CID	442427;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H16O2/c1-6-3-4-8-7(2)10(11)12-5-9(6)8/h6-9H,3-5H2,1-2H3/t6-,7-,8+,9+/m0/s1;
	SMILES O=C1OC[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]1C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H16O2
Molar mass	168.24 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Iridomyrmecin is a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex.^[1] Iridomyrmecin is also found in a variety of plants including Actinidia polygama.^[2]

References

↑ Cavill, G. W. K.; Ford, D. L.; Locksley, H. D. (1956). "The chemistry of ants. I. Terpenoid constituents of some Australian Iridomyrmex species". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 9 (2): 288–293. doi:10.1071/CH9560288.
↑ Sakan, Takeo; Isoe, Sachihiko; Hyeon, Suong Be; Katsumura, Ryuichi; Maeda, Takashi; Wolinsky, Joseph; Dickerson, Dorsey; Slabaugh, Michael; Nelson, David (1965). "Exact nature of matatabilactone and the terpenes of Nepeta cataria". Tetrahedron Letters. 46: 4097–4102. doi:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)99572-3.

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[1] Cavill, G. W. K.; Ford, D. L.; Locksley, H. D. (1956). "The chemistry of ants. I. Terpenoid constituents of some Australian Iridomyrmex species". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 9 (2): 288–293. doi:10.1071/CH9560288.

[2] Sakan, Takeo; Isoe, Sachihiko; Hyeon, Suong Be; Katsumura, Ryuichi; Maeda, Takashi; Wolinsky, Joseph; Dickerson, Dorsey; Slabaugh, Michael; Nelson, David (1965). "Exact nature of matatabilactone and the terpenes of Nepeta cataria". Tetrahedron Letters. 46: 4097–4102. doi:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)99572-3.

Iridomyrmecin

See also

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