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Reduction with zinc of triple bonds to cis double bonds in long chain conjugated fatty acids
Author(s) -
Morris S. G.,
Herb S. F.,
Magidman P.,
Luddy F. E.
Publication year - 1972
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/bf02612634
Subject(s) - conjugated system , zinc , conjugated diene , chemistry , double bond , diene , yield (engineering) , medicinal chemistry , triple bond , long chain , fatty acid , reduction (mathematics) , organic chemistry , materials science , polymer , geometry , mathematics , natural rubber , monomer , polymer science , metallurgy
The methyl ester of santalbic acid ( trans ‐11‐octadecen‐9‐ynoic acid) was hydrogenated with powdered zinc in 50% propanol to yield 90% of the cis , trans ‐diene ester; similarly, 7,9‐octadecadiynoic methyl ester was converted to cis , cis ‐diene ester but yields were no better than 75%.