Nitropentadecene

Nitropentadecene
Nitropentadecene
Identifiers
CAS number 53520-53-9 YesY
Properties
Molecular formula C15H29NO2
Molar mass 255.396 gmol-1
log P 6.911
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Nitropentadecene, or more precisely (E)-1-nitropentadec-1-ene, is a highly toxic unsaturated nitroalkene, the only aliphatic nitro compound known to be synthesized by insects.[citation needed] It is produced by termite soldiers of Prorhinotermes genus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) as a defensive chemical.[1][2] Nitropentadecene is biosynthesized and stored in one of the exocrine glands, a frontal gland, of termite soldiers, and it is released upon attack of enemy.

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