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Chapter 25: Q49P (page 1154)

If the following sesquiterpene is synthesized in a medium containing acetate with a 14C-labeled carbonyl carbon, which carbons will be labeled?

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Carotenoids are tetraterpenes (40 carbons). Lycopene, the compound responsible for the red coloring of tomatoes and watermelon, and b-carotene, the compound that causes carrots and apricots to be orange, are carotenoids.

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Carotenoids

Carotenoids are tetraterpenes (40 carbons). Lycopene, the compound responsible for the red coloring of tomatoes and watermelon, and b-carotene, the compound that causes carrots and apricots to be orange, are carotenoids.

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Identification of labelled carbon

The given sesquiterpene is produced from farnesyl pyrophosphate via cyclization followed by loss of a proton from the carbocation. Since, in farnesyl pyrophosphate C-2,C-4,C-6,C-8,C-10 and C-12 are labeled 14C carbons. Hence, labeled carbons in given sesquiterpene is as follows:

Structure of the desired product

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