G. Egmond, H. Pabon, D. A. Dorp
Sep 20, 1977
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Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas
Abstract
On the basis of trans-2-hexene-1,6-diol and trans-2-octenol, both obtained by trans reduction of their acetylenic precursors with sodium in liquid ammonia, trans-5-eicosene-8,1 1,14-triynoic acid and trans- 14-eicosene-5,8,11-triynoic acid were built up by classical methods. Partial hydrogenation and esterification afforded the desired eicosatetraenoates. In addition, reduction of previously described trans-2-eicosene-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid gave t-2,c-5,c-8,c-11,c-14-eicosapentaenoic acid.