OPTICAL RESOLUTION OF THE ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL SPIRO DIMER AND DEMONSTRATION OF ITS FLUXIONAL NATURE

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作者
FALES, HM
LLOYD, HA
FERRETTI, JA
SILVERTON, JV
DAVIS, DG
KON, H
机构
[1] NIEHS,MOLEC BIOPHYS LAB,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC 27709
[2] NIDDKD,CHEM PHYS LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 2 | 1990年 / 06期
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10.1039/p29900001005
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A model compound (1b) for the oxidative dimer of α-tocopherol (vitamin E) (1a) has been shown to undergo fluxion by NMR spectroscopy through a magnetization transfer experiment. This compound has also been resolved at low temperature using an optically active HPLC column. Its rate of racemization parallels the fluxion process suggesting a biradical intermediate and free radicals are shown to be present in non-degassed solutions of (1b). Its crystalline form has been examined with solid-state NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
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