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Skunk spray is composed mainly of three low molecular weight compounds, (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, and 2-quinolinemethanethiol, as well as the

acetate thioesters of these.

These compounds are detectable by the human nose at concentrations of only 10 parts per billion.

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