The absolute configuration of (-)-botryococcene

JD White, TC Somers, GN Reddy

Index: White, James D.; Somers, Todd C.; Reddy, G. Nagabushana Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1986 ,  vol. 108,  # 17  p. 5352 - 5353

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Abstract

The green alga Botryococcus braunii (Kiitzing) is found throughout the world under a wide range of climatic conditi0ns. l The unusual morphology and composition of this organism has been investigated and its involvement in the formation of a variety of carboniferous deposits, including petroleum, has been postulated. 2 Of particular chemical interest is the finding that B. braunii produces a mixture of c30436 hydrocarbons of terpenoid origin that ...