(1R)- And (1S)-5-demethyl-8,16-methanobacteriorhodopsin and its properties. The synthesis and spectroscopy of 5-demethyl-8,16-methanoretinal in optically active and isotopic forms

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/recl.19921110104

(All-E)-5-demethyl-8,16-methanoretinal was prepared in both optical antipodes (1R and 1S), as well as in their 9-Z and 13-Z forms.The interaction of the 1R and 1S forms with bacterioopsin shows that there is a clear chiral recognition on the formation of