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K Smith

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Sweat in schizophrenic patients: identification of the odorous substance.

The substance causing the peculiar odor in sweat of schizophrenic patients has been isolated and identified as trans-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The natural and the synthetic compounds were cleaves across the double bond to give 2-pentanone and oxalic acid, thereby confirming the structure.

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