Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.

Periplanone B is a pheromone produced by the female American cockroach Periplaneta americana. It is a sexual excitant to male cockroaches especially at short ranges.

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IUPAC name
(1S 2S5S10S)-(6E)-8-Methylidene-5-propan-2-ylspiro[11-oxabicyclo[8.1.0]undec-6-ene-22'-oxirane]-3-one

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