THE SYNTHESIS OF C¹⁴-CARBOXYL-LABELLED ω-THIOETHYL FATTY ACIDS

Abstract

Syntheses on a semimicro scale of thioethyl acetic, w-thiocthyl propionic, and w-thioethyl hutyric acids labellecl \\lit11 carho~i-14 in tlie carbox)rl group arc: tlcscribed. The conipouncls \\.ere chromatograplied on filter paper \\,it11 butanol-\\.atel--arii~iionia as the de\,eloping sol\.ent, ancl tlie R p \'al~~es cletel-minctl.