Constituents of the venom of a south african fire ant (solenopsis punctaticeps)
TetrahedronPublished 1 January 1976
D. J. PEDDER, Henry M. Fales, T. Jaouni, Murray S. Blum, John G. MacConnell, Robin M. Crewe
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Structures of a series of 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines and -pyrrolines isolated from the South African fire ant are determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and confirmed by synthesis using the Hofmann-Loffler reaction on the corresponding primary amine.
Abstract
Structures of a series of 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines and -pyrrolines isolated from the South African fire ant, Solenopsis punctaticeps, are determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and confirmed by synthesis using the Hofmann-Löffler reaction on the corresponding primary amine.
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