Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 23, Problem 26P
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The structures for the compounds in the given reaction sequence are to be determined.

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Ostracian lentiginosus, commonly known as boxfish or pahu, is found in Hawaiin beaches. It secretes a toxic chemical that kills other fish that comes in its vicinity.

The main chemical responsible for toxicity was named by P.J. Scheurer as pahutoxin. This chemical contained a combination of lipid moieties.

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