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The malodorous, volatile portion of the scent or musk of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) containstrans-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, andtrans-2-butenyl methyl disulfide but no 1- butanethiol.
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This work is taken from the M.S. thesis of D.T.B., University of New Hampshire, 1974.
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Andersen, K.K., Bernstein, D.T. Some chemical constituents of the scent of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). J Chem Ecol 1, 493–499 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988589
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