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Abstract [1‐14C] Phytanic acid has been prepared in good yield from the unlabeled acid. Pristanyl iodide, prepared from the latter by a modified Hunsdieker reaction, is converted to the corresponding [14C]‐nitrile by reaction with sodium [14C] cyanide in dimethyl sulphoxide; hydrolysis of the [14C] nitrile yields [1‐14C]phytanic acid. The labeled acid should prove to be a useful substrate for the diagnosis of Refsum's disease.
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