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The autoxidation of highly unsaturated fatty acids: Methyl 4,7,10,13,16,19‐docosahexaenoate
Author(s) -
Noble Ann C.,
Nawar W. W.
Publication year - 1971
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/bf02609286
Subject(s) - autoxidation , chemistry , aldehyde , gas chromatography , distillation , organic chemistry , polyunsaturated fatty acid , chromatography , fatty acid , catalysis
Methyl docosahexaenoate was selected as a model system for studying the autoxidation of highly unsaturated fatty acids. The ester was oxidized at 50 C for 28 hr and the volatiles collected by high vacuum distillation and fractionated by gas chromatography. A number of aldehydes, aldehyde esters, hydrocarbons and methyl esters were identified. Mechanisms are proposed for the formation of these compounds.