Dihydrooroidin was converted to the marine natural product oroidin in 75% overall yield by chlorination of the 2-aminoimidazole unit in DMF, followed by dehydrochlorination. The natural product ugibohlin was synthesized for the first time by ring opening of dibromoisophakellin, which was obtained in a quantitative manner by heating the free base of dibromophakellin in neutral aqueous solution