The absolute configuration of (+)-sporochnol A, the fish deterrent from the Caribbean marine alga Sporochnus bolleanus

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(97)00119-5

The absolute configuration of (+)-sporochnol A, the fish deterrent from the Caribbean marine alga Sporochnus bolleanus, has been established as S based on the stereocontrolled synthesis of its (R)-(-)-enantiomer from (S)-epichlorohydrin.