The Mediterranean stolonifer Sarcodictyon roseum ( = Rolandia rosea ) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonaria, Stolonifera, Clavulariidae) contains the first example of a chiral, optically active prenyl derivative of a reduced benzoquinone, sarcodictyenone (= (+)‐(4 R *,5 R *)‐5‐geranylgeranyl‐4‐hydroxy‐2‐methylcyclohex‐2‐en‐1‐one; (+)‐ 1a ).
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D’Ambrosio et al. (1986) studied this question.