SUMMARYD i f l o r a s o n e diacetate* (111) i s c a t a l y t i c a l l y reduced w i t h t r i t i u m gas t o g i v e t h e A-ring saturated 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 -t e t r a t r i t i a t e d compound. The double bonds i n t h e 1,2-and 4,5-positions a r e r e s t o r e d by dehydrogena t i on w i t h 2,3-di c h l oro-5,6-di cyano-l,4-benzoqui none (DDQ) .
t r i t i u m l a b e l e d d i f l o r a s o n e d i a c e t a t e thus prepared has a s p e c i f i c a c t i v i t y o f 7.69 Ci/mM a f t e r chromatographic p u r i f i c a t i o n . t r i t i u m r e t e n t i o n i n d i c a t e s t h a t the i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t r i t i u m d u r i n g r e d u c t i o n and i t s removal
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