Dolichodial

Dolichodial

Dolichodial

Chemical compound


Dolichodial is a natural chemical compound with two aldehyde groups, which belongs to the group of iridoids.

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Chemistry

It has in its five-membered ring three asymmetric carbon atoms and accordingly exists in four diastereomeric pairs of enantiomers. The pairs with a different stereochemistry of dolichodial are called anisomorphal and peruphasmal.

Occurrence

Dolichodial and its stereoisomers can be found in the essential oils of certain plants, and also in the defensive secretions of some insect species.[1][2][3]


References

  1. Tschuch G, Lindemann P, Moritz G (2008). "An unexpected mixture of substances in the defensive secretion of the Tubuliferan thrips, Callococcus fuscipennis". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34 (6): 742–747. doi:10.1007/s10886-008-9494-3. PMID 18506530. S2CID 19787509.
  2. Boevé JL, Braekman JC, Daloze D, Houart M, Pasteels JM (1984). "Defensive secretions of Nematinae larvae (Symphyta - Tenthredinidae)". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 40 (6): 546–547. doi:10.1007/BF01982322. S2CID 28094203.

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