Synthesis of [6‐2H] and [6‐3H]fecapentaene‐12

The title compounds (6 and 9) were prepared by exchange of the α-protons of (E,E)-2,4,-heptadienyldiphenylphosphine oxide (2) with either 2H2O or 3H2O, followed by condensations with (E,E)-5-[2,3-bis(t-butyldimethylsilyl) oxy]-propoxy-2,4-pentadienal (4) and deprotection.