Halogenated secondary metabolites from Laurencia obtusa

Abstract

A new sesquiterpene (1), and a halogenated C-15 acetogenin (2), a stereoisomer of neoisoprelaurefucin were isolated from Laurencia obtusa. Four known compounds laurencienyne (3), rogiolenyne B (4), obtusenol (5), and (3E)-dactomelyne (6) were also isolated from this alga. Rogiolenyne B (4) and (3E)-dactomelyne (6) were found for the first from this species. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The unambiguous assignments of the H-1 and C-13 NMR spectral data of (5) and C-13 NMR data of (6) were also reported for the first time.