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Preparation of 2‐hydroxytridecanenitrile from petroselinic acid
Author(s) -
Holmes R. L.,
Moreau J. P.,
Sumrell G.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541172
Subject(s) - cyanohydrin , yield (engineering) , chemistry , hydrogen cyanide , cyanide , organic chemistry , food science , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , materials science , metallurgy
The cyanohydrin of dodecanal has been isolated in 90% crude yield from reaction of hydrogen cyanide formed in situ with the mixed aldehydes resulting from reductive ozonization of petroselinic acid. Attempts to isolate the cyanohydrin of the other fragment, adipaldehydic acid, were unsuccessful.