Hydroxydanaidal

Hydroxydanaidal
Names
IUPAC name
7-Hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolizin-1-carboxaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H9NO2/c10-5-6-1-3-9-4-2-7(11)8(6)9/h1,3,5,7,11H,2,4H2
    Key: QJXKHTIRIREIAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=Cc1ccn2CC[C@@H](O)c12
Properties
C8H9NO2
Molar mass 151.165 g·mol−1
Appearance Solid
Melting point 55 °C (131 °F; 328 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Hydroxydanaidal is an insect pheromone synthesized by some species of moth from pyrrolizidine alkaloids found in their diet.

  1. ^ RÖMPP Lexikon Naturstoffe. Stuttgart: Verlag Thieme. 1997. p. 170. ISBN 978-3137499015.