HODGSONAL, A NEW DRIMANE SESQUITERPENE FROM THE MANTLE OF THE ANTARCTIC NUDIBRANCH BATHYDORIS-HODGSONI

Authors
IKEN K AVILA C CIAVATTA ML FONTANA A CIMINO G
Citation
K. Iken et al., HODGSONAL, A NEW DRIMANE SESQUITERPENE FROM THE MANTLE OF THE ANTARCTIC NUDIBRANCH BATHYDORIS-HODGSONI, Tetrahedron letters, 39(31), 1998, pp. 5635-5638
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
39
Issue
31
Year of publication
1998
Pages
5635 - 5638
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1998)39:31<5635:HANDSF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A new drimane sesquiterpene, hodgsonal (1), has been isolated from the mantle extract of the Antarctic opisthobranch mollusc Bathydoris hodg soni. The structure of 1, including the absolute stereochemistry, has been elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.The localization of 1 in the mantle and the analogies with related drimane compounds m ay indicate a defensive role against predators. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd. All rights reserved.