Small‐scale degradation of carbon‐14 labelled carboxyl acids. III. Degradation of acetic acid−¹⁴C

Abstract

A simple and rapid degradation procedure is described for the determination of the millimolar radioactivity of the methyl and carboxyl groups in carbon‐14 labelled acetic acid. The barium salt of the acid is converted to barium carbonate and carbon dioxide by using pyrolysis in tandem with combustion at 500°C.