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2 new diterpenes, chlorodesmin (4) and dihydrochlorodesmin (5), each containing 3 enol acetate groups, have been isolated from Great Barrier Reef collections of the green algaChlorodesmis fastigiata (Chlorophyta, Caulerpales). Didehydrotrifarin (3) was also characterized.
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Wells, R.J., Barrow, K.D. Acyclic diterpenes containing 3 enol acetate groups from the green algaChlorodesmis fastigiata. Experientia 35, 1544–1545 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953181
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