Easy route to labeled and unlabeled R,R,R-γ-tocopherol by aryl demethylation of α-homologues
作者:Francesco Mazzini、Thomas Netscher、Piero Salvadori
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2004.11.047
日期:2005.1
The interest in vitamin E research is increasingly focusing on the peculiar properties of the less investigated tocopherols and their metabolites, such as gamma-tocopherol, which have been revealed as very important for human health. Metabolic studies of gamma-tocopherol have been constricted by its high cost and the poor availability of stable isotope-labeled forms. An efficient, inexpensive and simple route is described for the preparation of labeled and unlabeled R,R,R-gamma-tocopherol, starting from R,R,R-a-tocopherol, through simple thermal decarboxylation of gamma-tocopherol-5-carboxylic acid. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.