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Δ9(15)-Africanene, a new sesquiterpene hydrocarbon from the soft coralSinularia erecta

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The isolation and structural elucidation ofΔ 9(15)-africanene from the soft coralSinularia erecta is presented.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

    Y. Kashman, M. Bodner, Janet S. Finer-Moore & J. Clardy

  2. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, NY, USA

    Y. Kashman, M. Bodner, Janet S. Finer-Moore & J. Clardy

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Kashman, Y., Bodner, M., Finer-Moore, J.S. et al. Δ9(15)-Africanene, a new sesquiterpene hydrocarbon from the soft coralSinularia erecta. Experientia 36, 891–892 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953775

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