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The isolation and characterization of the polymers formed during the autoxidation of ethyl linolenate
Author(s) -
Witting L. A.,
Chang S. S.,
Kummerow F. A.
Publication year - 1957
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/bf02638008
Subject(s) - autoxidation , depolymerization , chemistry , peroxide , reagent , solvent , fractionation , oxygen , polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer , polymer chemistry
Summary Pure ethyl linolenate was prepared and autoxidized; and dimeric and trimeric fractions were separated by solvent fractionation. These fractions were subjected to quantitative, functional group‐analysis. On a basis of oxygen known to be present but not detected in the functional groups the possibility that polymerization had taken place through an oxygen linkage was considered. The mild nature of the reagent causing depolymerization suggested that this linkage was of the peroxide type rather than the dioxane ring.