Synthesis and Testing of Abscisic Acid with Predominant Replacement of Protium Atoms by Tritium in the Cyclohexene Moiety

Abstract

© 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Inc. Abstract: A procedure for tritiation of predominantly the cyclohexene moiety of abscisic acid was developed. Tritium was introduced by isotope exchange reaction with 100% tritiated water at 220°C in the presence of diisopropylethylamine. The yield of abscisic acid was 50%, and the specific activity was 30.5 Ci/mmol. The labeled product was tested. It was shown that tritiated abscisic acid synthesized by the proposed method did not differ from the unlabeled precursor and could be used for biological assays.