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Relative Configuration of a δ-Lactone Isolated from Mandibular Gland Secretion of Calomyrmex sp. Males

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The relative configuration of a δ-lactone isolated from the mandibular gland extracts of Calomyrmex sp. males has been determined to be (3SR,5RS,6SR)-3,5,6-trimethyltetrahydropyran-2H-one after the synthesis of the four possible racemates and comparison of their mass spectra and gas chromatographic properties with those reported in the literature for the natural product.

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    Ronaldo A. Pilli, Maria Alice Böckelmann & Andre Del Corso

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Pilli, R.A., Böckelmann, M.A. & Corso, A.D. Relative Configuration of a δ-Lactone Isolated from Mandibular Gland Secretion of Calomyrmex sp. Males. J Chem Ecol 25, 355–368 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020855015075

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