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High performance liquid chromatographic analysis of aliphatic lichen acids
Author(s) -
Huneck Siegfried,
Feige Guido Benno,
Lumbsch H. Thorsten
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/pca.2800050203
Subject(s) - chemistry , phenacyl , benzoates , aluminum hydride , chromatography , lithium aluminium hydride , organic chemistry , high performance liquid chromatography , lithium (medication) , catalysis , methoxide , medicine , endocrinology
Aliphatic lichen acids can be transformed into their phenacyl esters which show strong absorption in the UV (ca. λ = 240 nm) and which can be used to detect these compounds following high performance liquid chromatography. Other suitable derivatives are the p ‐nitrophenyl and benzyl esters, as well as the benzoates of the alcohols prepared from the acids by reduction of the corresponding methyl esters with lithium aluminium hydride.