ORGANIC DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS: XIX. SYNTHESIS OF SOME DEUTERATED LAURIC ACIDS AND THEIR METHYL ESTERS

Abstract

The synthesis of lauric acids deuterated in the carboxyl, the terminal methyl, and the α-methylene groups and in various combinations of these is described. The methyl and methyl-d 3 esters of each of the acids were also prepared.Two further examples of homolytic halide addition to olefins are reported.The reaction between alkyl halides and silver acetylides is described. A mechanism involving a new type of free radical is postulated.