EF HH Brevetoxin B is a marine neurotoxin most commonly associated with red tides Annually responsible for the deaths of thousands of marine organisms The structure of this poison was identified in 1981 by Lin, Nakanishi, and Clardy The framework consists of a single carbon chain folded into eleven fused rings Twenty three stereocenters are present in the moleculeIntroduction • Brevetoxin B is a marine neurotoxin most commonly associated with Red Tides – Annually responsible for the deaths of thousands of marine organisms • The structure of this poison was identified in 1981 by Lin, Nakanishi, and Clardy. • The framework consists of a single carbon chain folded into eleven fused rings. • Twenty three stereocenters are present in the molecule O O O O O O O O O O O H O O Me H H H H H H Me H H H HO H Me H H Me Me H H H Me Me A B C D E F G H I J K