The labeling of brassinosteroids by tritium
Abstract
A convenient method for the synthesis of tritium-labeled brassinosteroids with very high specific activity is reported. A 3H-labeled 24-epicastasterone was isolated in high yield (40 mCi), radiochemical purity (>97%) and a specific activity up to 99 Ci mmol−1. The labeling strategy was designed to employ a radiolabeling step at the late stage of the synthetic sequence.