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Trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal


trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal trans-2,3-Dimethylacrolein Tiglic aldehyde Tiglinaldehyde Tiglaldehyde

Citronellal

Methacrolein

trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH=C(CH3)CHO. This colorless liquid is a building block in organic synthesis. It is an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde related to the better-known crotonaldehyde. The European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, uses 2-methyl-2-butenal as a pheromone. The rabbit pheromone, trans-2-methyl-2-butenal, was reported to be involved in the communication between species, defined under the class of "interomone."

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References

  1. (2003). "Chemical and behavioural characterization of the rabbit mammary pheromone". Nature.
  2. "The Pheromone Site {{!}} Research {{!}} Animal Welfare {{!}} TTU".
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