Advanced search
Publication Cover
Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 31, 2001 - Issue 18
Submit an article Journal homepage
114
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF RETINOL-RELATED POLYENES THROUGH HYDROXYALKYLATION OF 3-SULFOLENES

Thangaiah Subramanian Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, R. O. C
,
Ta-shue Chou Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, R. O. C
&
Sujata V. Bhat Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 400 076, India
Pages 2787-2793 | Received 28 Nov 2000, Published online: 15 Aug 2006
 
Sample our Physical Sciences journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days

Abstract

Convenient synthesis of retinol-related polyenes is described through hydroxyalkylation of 3-sulfolenes followed by one-pot desulfonylation and dehydration in the presence of POCl3/pyridine in toluene.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We (TS and SVB) thank Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India and (TS and TSC) thank the National Science Council of the Republic of China for financial support. We are grateful to RSIC and TIFR, Mumbai for spectral data.

Log in via your institution

Access through your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

Restore content access

Restore content access for purchases made as guest
Purchase options * Save for later

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 61.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 422.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.