Perezoperezone and curcuperezone: bisabolane dimers from the soft coral Pseudopterogorgia rigida

Perezoperezone (1), curcuperezone (2), and diperezone (3), belonging to the rare class of bisabolane dimers, were isolated as minor constituents of the organic extract of the Caribbean soft coral, Pseudopterogorgia rigida. The structures of the new compounds 1 and 2 were established by detailed analyses of their NMR and MS data.