Chemical deterrent from snow fleas identified

Snow fleas keep predators at bay with a chemical deterrent. German scientists have now isolated this compound and identified it by means of spectroscopic analysis and X-ray crystallography. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, they introduce this unique natural substance, a polychlorinated octohydroisocoumarin, as well as a synthetic route to produce it.

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