Abstract
A new, concise approach to retinoid synthesis is described based on organometallic addition to pyrylium salts; the use of 4-methylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate giving 13Z-retinal which is readily isomerised to retinal itself; the corresponding unsubstituted and 4-cyclohexyl pyrylium salts are transformed into 13-H and 13-cyclohexyl retinal analogues.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2623-2624 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS |
Issue number | 22 |
Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 1994 |
Keywords
- VITAMIN-A