title: An unusual sesquiterpene derivative from the Caribbean gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia rigida.
abstract: A new sesquiterpene derivative named mochiquinone (1) was isolated from the Caribbean gorgonian coral Pseudopterogorgia rigida collected off northeastern Venezuela, along with the known compounds, alpha-curcumene, (-)-curcuphenol, (-)-curcuquinone, and (-)-curcuhydroquinone. The structure of the new compound was determined by spectroscopic analysis of its acetylated derivative and comparison with known compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: D'Armas
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Mootoo
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D017691:Caribbean Region; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C420914:mochiquinone