
%0 Journal Article
%A Downing, DT 
%A Kranz, ZH 
%A Murray, KE 
%T Studies in Waxes. XX. The Quantitative Analysis of Hydrolysed Carnauba Wax by Gas Chromatography
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1961/12/01
%V 14
%N 4
%P 619-627
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9610619
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9610619 
%X The hydrolytic products of carnauba wax, previously shown to consist mainly of straight-chain alcohols, &#945;,&#969;-diols, alkanoic acids, and &#969;-hydroxyalkanoic acids, have been reexamined by gas chromatographic methods to provide a qualitative and quantitative knowledge of the components. These components, shown to be almost entirely straight chain in character, are largely even carbon numbered compounds, but odd chain-lengths are present. The hydrocarbons are likewise of odd and even carbon number with the odd members (90%) predominating.   An unidentified compound, possibly an unsaturated steroid diol, has been isolated from the unsaponifiable fraction. 
