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Superficial scald, a functional disorder of stored apples VIII. Volatile products from the autoxidation of α‐farnesen
Author(s) -
Anet E. F. L. J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740230508
Subject(s) - autoxidation , chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , fragmentation (computing) , biology , ecology
The main volatile product during the early stages of the autoxidation of α‐farnesene is 6‐methyl‐5‐hepten‐2‐one. Evidence that other unsaturated volatile ketones are also formed was obtained by catalytic reduction of the reaction mixture, when their more stable saturated derivatives were isolated. These ketones may arise by fragmentation of an α‐farnesene derivative at the central tertiary carbon atom in each of three possible ways.