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Retinoids and Carotenoids, V.- Synthesis of Modified Retinals
Bestmann, Hans Juergen,Ermann, Peter,Rueppel, Hartmann,Sperling, Walter
, p. 479 - 498 (2007/10/02)
The syntheses of 13-demethyl-13-ethyl-, 13-demethyl-13-propyl-, 13-demethyl-, 13-demethyl-14-methyl-, and 14-methylretinal are described.The UV spectra of some geometric isomers of these compounds are discussed.
Photochemistry of Linear Polyenes Related to Vitamin A. 13-Demethylretinal and 14-Methylretinal
Waddell, Walter H.,West, John L.
, p. 134 - 139 (2007/10/02)
The photochemistry of all-trans-13-demethylretinal (2) and all-trans-14-methylretinal (3) is examined in nonpolar and polar solvents.Upon extended irradiation into the first adsorption band, a photoequilibrium mixture is established that contains a number of isomeric photoproducts.High pressure liquid chromatographic methods are employed to isolate and purify each reaction product, and their adsorption spectral and photochemical properties are examined.Primary photoproducts and quantum yields (ψPI of trans -> cis or cis -> trans photoisomerization for all-trans-, 7-cis-, 9-cis-, and 11-cis-13- demethylretinal and all-trans-, 9-cis-, 11-cis-, and 13-cis-14-methylretinal are determined in a nonpolar solvent.The variation in ψPI and the relative photoproduct ratios of the isomers of 13-demethylretinal and 14-methylretinal differ from those of the corresponding isomers of retinal.The differences in quantum yields, primary products, and their relative ratios are analyzed in terms of the structural changes resulting from incorporation or removal of the alkyl substituent of the C-13-C-14 carbon-carbon double bond.
