Tetrahedron

The phthienoic acids from tubercle bacillus: New method for degradation of branched alkane chains

J Cason, P Tavs, A Weiss

Index: Cason,J. et al. Tetrahedron, 1962 , vol. 18, p. 437 - 450

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Abstract

Oxidative degradation of C27-phthienoic acid has established beyond any reasonable doubt the structure, 2, 4, 6,-trimethyl-2-tetracosenoic acid, in agreement with the previous structural assignment by other investigators. One degradative method consisted of allylic bromination of the α, β-unsaturated acid, dehydrohalogenation, ozonolysis, and oxidation with cold permanganate. A new method of degradation of hydrocarbon chains, depending ...