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Sperm whale oil. Part 3: Alkanes and alcohols
Author(s) -
Hamilton R. J.,
Long M.,
Raie M. Y.
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/bf02637580
Subject(s) - sperm whale , whale , pristane , double bond , chemistry , sperm , long chain , organic chemistry , cetacea , biology , zoology , fishery , hydrocarbon , polymer science , botany , myoglobin
Abstract Pristane has been isolated from sperm whale oil. The monounsaturated alcohols have been isolated and the position of the double bond determined by a modified von Rudloff oxidation technique. Several isomers have been found for each chain length suggesting that many of the alcohols have a dietary origin.