Structure of Monocrotaline. VII. 1 Structure of Retronecine and Related Bases

R Adams, M Carmack, JE Mahan

Index: Adams et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1942 , vol. 64, p. 2593

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

The most objectionable feature to structure I for retronecine, as pointed out in a previous paper, lies in the results obtained upon esterification. One hydroxyl in retronecine esterifies very readily, more readily than would be anticipated from the usual secondary alcohol, and the other esterifies