Newly discovered naturally occurring organohalogens

Abstract

Last year more than 200 naturally occurring organohalogens were described for the first time. These natural products were isolated and characterized from marine algae, sponges, corals, tunicates, bryozoans, marine and terrestrial fungi and bacteria, cyanobacteria, terrestrial plants, slime molds, red ants, and interstellar space. The following examples are illustrative of the extraordinary synthetic virtuosity of nature. (Equation Presented).