
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Downing, DT 
A1  - Kranz, ZH 
A1  - Murray, KE 
T1  - Studies in Waxes. XX. The Quantitative Analysis of Hydrolysed Carnauba Wax by Gas Chromatography
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 619
EP  - 627
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9610619 
N2  - 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. 
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