R. Denys et al., TROPICAL MARINE-ALGAE .9. A NEW SESQUITERPENOID METABOLITE FROM THE RED ALGA LAURENCIA-MARIANENSIS, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 46(6), 1993, pp. 933-937
An investigation of the natural products chemistry of the red alga Lau
rencia marianensis Yamada, a species whose chemistry has not previousl
y been described in the literature, yielded the new metabolite 1''-met
hylethyl)octahydro-1'H-inden-4'-yl]ethanone (1) and the known metaboli
tes deoxyprepacifenol (2) and pacifenol (3). The full n.m.r. character
ization of (2) and (3) is reported for the first time.