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Cover Picture: Mechanism of the Aerobic Oxidation of α‐Pinene (ChemSusChem 1/2010)
Author(s) -
Neuenschwander Ulrich,
Guignard Florian,
Hermans Ive
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201090001
Subject(s) - pinene , twig , turpentine , pinus pinaster , chemistry , organic chemistry , botany , biology
The cover picture shows a twig of Pinus pinaster , a pine tree that is cultivated for the production of turpentine oil. This renewable resource contains the olefin α‐pinene as a main component. When subjected to aerobic oxidation, α‐pinene yields the twelve shown primary oxidation products. A detailed kinetic analysis by Neuenschwander et al. on page 75 reveals the characteristics of the radical chain reaction behind this process and rationalizes the observed product distribution.