Phenolics coral

The Hawaiian sponge Hyrtios sp. from Oahu has furnished 21-chloropuupehe-nol (430), while the same sponge from Maui contains molokinenone (431) (619). The absolute configuration of these drimane-phenolic metabolites has been assigned as shown based on that of puupehenone (620). The South Georgia Island soft coral Alcyonium paessleri produces several novel illudalane sesquiterpenoids, including the chlorinated alcyopterosins A (432), D (433), K (434), and L (435) (621). 

Cresolf Crasylic Acid or Methylphenol (called Kresol or Oxytoluol in Ger), CH. C H..OH mw 108 13 O 14.79%- A coral coal tar product of the middle heavy oil fractions. It contains a mixt of o, m- p- isomers which may be separated by fractional distillation into two fractions o- and a mixt of ra- p-cresols. The props of cresol depend upon the corapn proportion of isomers in the mixt. See Kirk Othmer (Ref 5) for more details O -Cresol, wh crysts, phenol-like odor, poisonous, rap 30.8°, bp 191°, d 1.048 at 20° sol in ale, eth chlf si sol in w (Refs 1 7), Prepn other props are given in Beil (Ref 1)... 

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