The following phlorotannins were isolated from the brown alga Cystophora congesta and characterized as their acetates phloroglucinol triacetate, bromodiphlorethol pentaacetate, diphlorethol pentaacetate, bromotriphlorethol-A1-heptaacetate, bromotriphlorethol-A2-heptaacetate, tetraphlorethol-C-nonaacetate and fucodiphlorethol-D-decaacetate The substances bromodiphlorethol pentaacetate, bromotriphlorethol-A1-heptaacetate and bromotriphlorethol-A2-heptaacetate are the first brominated members of this series to be described Triphlorethol-Aheptaacetate was isolated previously from C congesta