Dictyotetraene, a new diterpenoid from a Dictyota sp. (Chromophycota, Dictyotaceae) of the North Brittany sea
Abstract
Homonuclear spin decouplings of the non-first order 500 MHz 1H n.m.r. spectrum, proton shift-correlated 2D (COSY) n.m.r. experiments, and mess spectra suggest for the title compound the novel benz[e]azulene structure (1), or its enantiomer, formally derived by cyclization of a prenylated guaiane.