Structure and Synthesis of (±)-Caudoxirene, a New Spermatozoid-Releasing and -Attracting Pheromone from the Marine Brown Alga Perithalia caudata (Phaeophyceae, Sporochnales). Part V

Absolute Configuration and Synthesis of

Absolute Configuration and Synthesis of (+)-Caudoxirene, the Gamete-Releasing and Gamete-Attracting Pheromone of the Brown Alga Perithalia caudata (Phaeophyceae)

✍ Dieter Wirth; Wilhelm Boland; Dieter G. Müller 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 German ⚖ 548 KB

Introduction. ~ During sexual reproduction, fertile female gametes of the marine brown alga Perithalia caudata release caudoxirene (1) as a specific chemical messenger. The signal is secreted together with two inactive by-products, namely viridiene (2, ca. 4%) and multifidene (3, ca. 8%) [l] [2] (Sc