Synthesis of high specific activity tritium-labelled dotriacontane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jlcr.2580140202

The tobacco smoke particulate phase marker dotriacontane was labelled with tritium at positions 15, 16, 17 and 18 by the catalytic reduction of dotriaconta-15, 17-diyne. This was obtained by oxidatively coupling hexadec-1-yne, in turn prepared by reaction of monosodium acetylide with myristyl bromide.