Washecheck, Paul Howard,2013-08-162013-08-161967http://hdl.handle.net/11244/2179ix, 101 leaves :Terpenes.Alcohol.Chemistry, Organic.Ketones.Coralline algae.I. OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF GAMMA-KETOACIDS. II. ACETYLATION OF TERTIARY ALCOHOLS. III. SESQUITERPENOIDS ISOLATED FROM OCTOCORALLIA.Sesquiterpenoids isolated from octocorallia.Oxidative decarboxylation of y-ketoacids.Acetylation of tertiary alcohols.Thesis